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Charles dear

Charles Lieb (born May 20, 1852 in Flehingen , Grand Duchy of Baden , †  September 1, 1928 in Rockport , Indiana ) was an American politician of German origin. Between 1913 and 1917 he represented the state of Indiana in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Charles Lieb was born in 1852 in the then independent municipality of Flehingen in Baden. Today the place belongs to Oberderdingen and is located in Baden-Württemberg . In 1868 he emigrated to the United States, where he settled in Rockport, Indiana. He attended public schools in his new home and the Rockport Collegiate Institute . He also studied at the Bryant and Stratton's Business College in Louisville ( Kentucky ). He then worked in Rockport as an accountant. Later he got into the wood business. Between 1893 and 1897 he was a postman in his new hometown.

Politically, Lieb was a member of the Democratic Party . Between 1879 and 1884 he was a member of Rockport City Council; from 1907 to 1913 he was a member of the Indiana House of Representatives . In the 1912 congressional elections , Lieb was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the first constituency of Indiana , where he succeeded John W. Boehne on March 4, 1913 . After re-election, he was able to complete two legislative terms in Congress until March 3, 1917 . During this time, the 16th and 17th amendments were ratified.

In 1916 Lieb decided not to run again for Congress. That year he was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention in St. Louis , where President Woodrow Wilson was nominated for re-election. Subsequently he worked in agriculture, among other things. He was also a director at Farmer's Bank in Rockport. Charles Lieb also died in this city on September 1st, 1928.

Web links

• Charles Lieb in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Charles Lieb in the database of Find a Grave (English)