Charles Lieb
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Charles Lieb was a U.S. Representative
United States House of Representatives
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 from Indiana
Indiana
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Born in Flehingen, Germany, Lieb immigrated to the United States in 1868 and settled in Rockport, Indiana
Rockport, Indiana
Rockport is a city in Ohio Township, Spencer County, Indiana, along the Ohio River. The population was 2,160 at the 2000 census. The city is the county seat of Spencer County.-History:...

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He attended the public schools, the Rockport Collegiate Institute, and Bryant and Stratton's Business College, Louisville, Kentucky
Louisville, Kentucky
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He was employed as a bookkeeper and accountant.
He served as member of the Rockport City Council 1879-1884.
He engaged in the lumber business and as a contractor in 1882.
Postmaster of Rockport 1893-1897.
He served as member of the State house of representatives 1907-1913.

Lieb was elected as a Democrat
Democratic Party (United States)
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 to the Sixty-third
63rd United States Congress
- House of Representatives:*Democratic : 291 *Republican : 134*Progressive : 9*Independent : 1TOTAL members: 435-Senate:*President of the Senate: Thomas R. Marshall*President pro tempore: James P. Clarke-Senate:...

 and Sixty-fourth
64th United States Congress
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 Congresses (March 4, 1913-March 3, 1917).
He was not a candidate for renomination in 1916, but served as delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1916.
He served as president and director of the Farmers' Bank, Rockport, Indiana
Rockport, Indiana
Rockport is a city in Ohio Township, Spencer County, Indiana, along the Ohio River. The population was 2,160 at the 2000 census. The city is the county seat of Spencer County.-History:...

 and engaged in agricultural pursuits.
He died in Rockport, Indiana
Rockport, Indiana
Rockport is a city in Ohio Township, Spencer County, Indiana, along the Ohio River. The population was 2,160 at the 2000 census. The city is the county seat of Spencer County.-History:...

, September 1, 1928 and was interred in Sunset Hill Cemetery.
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