# Charles Lieb

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{{Short description|American politician (1852–1928)}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name         = Charles Lieb
| image        = CharlesLieb.jpg
| state1       = [Indiana](/source/Indiana)
| district1    = [1st](/source/Indiana's_1st_congressional_district)
| term_start1  = March 4, 1913
| term_end1    = March 3, 1917
| preceded1    = [John W. Boehne](/source/John_W._Boehne)
| succeeded1   = [George K. Denton](/source/George_K._Denton)
| state_house2 = Indiana
| district2    = [Spencer County](/source/Spencer_County%2C_Indiana)
| 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](/source/Democratic_Party_(United_States))
| birth_date   = {{birth date|1852|5|20}}
| birth_place  = [Flehingen](/source/Oberderdingen), Germany
| death_date   = {{death date and age|1928|9|1|1852|5|20}}
| death_place  = [Rockport, Indiana](/source/Rockport%2C_Indiana), U.S.
| spouse       =
| children     = 
| occupation   = 
| relatives    = [Archibald Stevenson](/source/Archibald_Stevenson_(American_football)) (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](/source/United_States_House_of_Representatives) from [Indiana](/source/Indiana) from 1913 to 1917.

==Biography ==
Born in [Flehingen, Germany](/source/Oberderdingen), Lieb immigrated to the United States in 1868 and settled in [Rockport, Indiana](/source/Rockport%2C_Indiana).
He attended the public schools, the Rockport Collegiate Institute, and Bryant and Stratton's Business College, [Louisville, Kentucky](/source/Louisville%2C_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](/source/Indiana_House_of_Representatives) 1907–1913.
He represented [Spencer County](/source/Spencer_County%2C_Indiana).<ref>{{cite web | url=http://legdb.iga.in.gov/#!/legislator/5024/Charles-Lieb | title=Indiana Legislator Database }}</ref>

Lieb was elected as a [Democrat](/source/Democratic_Party_(United_States)) to the [Sixty-third](/source/63rd_United_States_Congress) and [Sixty-fourth](/source/64th_United_States_Congress) 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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==External links==
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Category:People from Rockport, Indiana
Category:People from Karlsruhe (district)
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Category:Democratic Party United States representatives from Indiana
Category:Democratic Party members of the Indiana House of Representatives
Category:Indiana city council members
Category:Indiana postmasters
Category:Emigrants from the Grand Duchy of Baden
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Category:20th-century members of the Indiana General Assembly
Category:German emigrants to the United States

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