Edgar Raymond Kiess (August 26, 1875 – July 20, 1930) was a
Republican
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member of the
U.S. House of Representatives
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from
Pennsylvania
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.
Biography
Kiess was born in
Warrensville, Pennsylvania
Eldred Township is a township in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,996 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Williamsport Metropolitan Statistical Area. The unincorporated village of Warrensville is located in El ...
. He graduated from the Lycoming County Normal School in
Muncy, Pennsylvania
Muncy is a borough in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, United States. The name Muncy comes from the Munsee Indians who once lived in the area. The population was 2,442 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Williamsport, Pennsylvania Metropolitan S ...
, in 1892. He taught in the public schools of
Lycoming County
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for two years. He became engaged in the newspaper publishing business in
Hughesville, Pennsylvania
Hughesville is a borough in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,155 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Williamsport, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area.
History
Hughesville is named for Jeptha Hughes, who ...
, in 1894. He served as a member of the
Pennsylvania State House of Representatives
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It ...
from 1904 to 1910. He was engaged in business in
Williamsport, Pennsylvania
Williamsport is a city in, and the county seat of, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, United States. It recorded a population of 27,754 at the 2020 Census. It is the principal city of the Williamsport Metropolitan Statistical Area, which has a popula ...
, in 1910, and served as a trustee of
Pennsylvania State College
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from 1912 to 1930.
Kiess was elected as a Republican to the
Sixty-third and to the eight succeeding Congresses and served until his death at his summer home at
Eagles Mere, Pennsylvania
Eagles Mere is a borough in Sullivan County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 151 at the 2020 census.
History
Eagles Mere was laid out in 1877 and incorporated in 1899. The Eagles Mere Historic District was added to the National R ...
in 1930. He served as chairman of the
House Committee on Insular Affairs, which had jurisdiction over United States territories such as
Puerto Rico
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and the
Philippines
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* ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas
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, during the
Sixty-ninth through
Seventy-first Congresses. Interment was at
Wildwood Cemetery in
Williamsport.
See also
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1875 births
1930 deaths
Republican Party members of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
Politicians from Williamsport, Pennsylvania
Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
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