Charles Edward Kiefner
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Charles Edward Kiefner was a U.S. Representative
from Missouri
.
Kiefner was elected as a Republican
to the Sixty-ninth Congress (March 4, 1925-March 3, 1927).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for re-election in 1926 to the Seventieth Congress.
Kiefner was elected to the Seventy-first Congress (March 4, 1929-March 3, 1931).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for re-election in 1930 to the Seventy-second Congress.
He resumed the lumber and banking business in Perryville, Missouri
, until his death on December 13, 1942.
He was interred in Home Cemetery.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from Missouri
Missouri
Missouri is a US state located in the Midwestern United States, bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. With a 2010 population of 5,988,927, Missouri is the 18th most populous state in the nation and the fifth most populous in the Midwest. It...
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- Born in Perryville, MissouriPerryville, MissouriPerryville is a city in Perry County, Missouri, United States. The population was 7,667 at the 2000 census. The 2008 estimated population is 8,172. It is the county seat of Perry County.-Governance:...
, Kiefner attended the public schools. - He engaged in the retail lumber business and also in road construction.
- He served as mayor of PerryvillePerryvillePerryville may refer to a location in the United States:*Perryville, Alaska*Perryville, Arkansas*Perryville, Kentucky**The Battle of Perryville, in the American Civil War*Perryville, Maryland*Perryville, Missouri...
(1900–1902). - He served as Member of the State house of representatives (1902–1908).
- He served as delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1912.
- He served on the staff of Gov. Arthur M. HydeArthur M. HydeArthur Mastick Hyde was an American Republican politician who served as the 35th Governor of Missouri and U.S. Secretary of Agriculture.-Biography:...
(1920–1924).
Kiefner was elected as a Republican
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
to the Sixty-ninth Congress (March 4, 1925-March 3, 1927).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for re-election in 1926 to the Seventieth Congress.
Kiefner was elected to the Seventy-first Congress (March 4, 1929-March 3, 1931).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for re-election in 1930 to the Seventy-second Congress.
He resumed the lumber and banking business in Perryville, Missouri
Perryville, Missouri
Perryville is a city in Perry County, Missouri, United States. The population was 7,667 at the 2000 census. The 2008 estimated population is 8,172. It is the county seat of Perry County.-Governance:...
, until his death on December 13, 1942.
He was interred in Home Cemetery.