{{Short description|American politician (1852–1928)}} <!-- This article was automatically created by User:polbot from http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=L000302. The prose may be stilted, and there may be grammatical and Wikification errors. Please improve in any way you see fit. --> {{Infobox officeholder | name = Charles Lieb | image = CharlesLieb.jpg | state1 = Indiana | district1 = 1st | term_start1 = March 4, 1913 | term_end1 = March 3, 1917 | preceded1 = John W. Boehne | succeeded1 = George K. Denton | state_house2 = Indiana | district2 = Spencer County | term_start2 = November 9, 1910 | term_end2 = November 6, 1912 | preceded2 = Thomas Edward Chrisney<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.capitolandwashington.com/offices/county/74/3/|title=Offices by County|date=28 September 2019}}</ref> | succeeded2 = Wesley Wayne Kellams | term_start3 = November 7, 1906 | term_end3 = November 4, 1908 | preceded3 = Loren Frich Gage | succeeded3 = Thomas Edward Chrisney | party = Democratic | birth_date = {{birth date|1852|5|20}} | birth_place = Flehingen, Germany | death_date = {{death date and age|1928|9|1|1852|5|20}} | death_place = Rockport, Indiana, U.S. | spouse = | children = | occupation = | relatives = Archibald Stevenson (son-in-law)<ref>{{cite news|last=Ellert|first=John|newspaper=Evansville Press|location=Evansville, Indiana|date=January 8, 1923|page=7|title=Lawyer Loves Home Life; Gives Up Congress Chance|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/182724726/|via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> | alma_mater = Bryant and Stratton's Business College }}

'''Charles Lieb''' (May 20, 1852 – September 1, 1928) was an American politician who served two terms as a U.S. representative from Indiana from 1913 to 1917.

==Biography == Born in Flehingen, Germany, Lieb immigrated to the United States in 1868 and settled in Rockport, Indiana. He attended the public schools, the Rockport Collegiate Institute, and Bryant and Stratton's Business College, Louisville, Kentucky.

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 as a contractor in 1882. Lieb served as the Postmaster of Rockport 1893–1897.

===Political career === He served as a member of the Indiana House of Representatives 1907–1913. He represented Spencer County.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://legdb.iga.in.gov/#!/legislator/5024/Charles-Lieb | title=Indiana Legislator Database }}</ref>

Lieb was elected as a Democrat 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 at Rockport, and engaged in agricultural pursuits.

He died in Rockport on September 1, 1928, and was interred in Sunset Hill Cemetery.

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