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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—IndianaCharles LIEB
(1852-1928)
LIEB, Charles, a
Representative from Indiana; born in Flehingen, Germany, May 20,
1852; immigrated to the United States in 1868 and settled in
Rockport, Ind.; attended the public schools, the Rockport
Collegiate Institute, and Bryant and Stratton’s Business
College, Louisville, Ky.; employed as a bookkeeper and accountant;
member of the Rockport City Council 1879-1884; engaged in the
lumber business and as a contractor in 1882; postmaster of Rockport
1893-1897; member of the State house of representatives 1907-1913;
elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-third and Sixty-fourth
Congresses (March 4, 1913-March 3, 1917); was not a candidate for
renomination in 1916; delegate to the Democratic National
Convention in 1916; served as president and director of the
Farmers’ Bank, Rockport, Ind.; also engaged in agricultural
pursuits; died in Rockport, Ind., September 1, 1928; interment in
Sun Set Hill Cemetery.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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