Charles Lieb (May 20, 1852 – September 1, 1928) was an American politician who served two terms as a

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from

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from 1913 to 1917.

Biography

Born in Flehingen, Germany, Lieb immigrated to the United States in 1868 and settled in

Rockport, Indiana Rockport is a city in Ohio Township and the county seat of Spencer County, Indiana, along the Ohio River. The population was 2,270 at the 2010 census. Once the largest community in Spencer County, the city has recently been surpassed by the t ...

. He attended the public schools, the Rockport Collegiate Institute, and Bryant and Stratton's Business College,

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. He was employed as a bookkeeper and accountant. He served as a member of the Rockport City Council 1879-1884. He engaged in the lumber business and as a contractor in 1882. Lieb served as the Postmaster of Rockport 1893-1897.

Political career

He served as a member of the

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1907-1913. He represented Spencer County.http://legdb.iga.in.gov/#!/legislator/5024/Charles-Lieb Lieb was elected as a

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to the Sixty-third and Sixty-fourth Congresses (March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1917). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1916, but served as a delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1916.

Later career and death

He served as president and director of the Farmers' Bank,

and engaged in agricultural pursuits. He died in

, September 1, 1928 and was interred in Sunset Hill Cemetery.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Lieb, Charles 1852 births 1928 deaths People from Rockport, Indiana People from Karlsruhe (district) Businesspeople from Indiana Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Indiana Democratic Party members of the Indiana House of Representatives Indiana city council members Indiana postmasters German emigrants to the United States