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.
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, Rockport, Indiana and engaged in agricultural pursuits.
He died in Rockport, Indiana, September 1, 1928 and was interred in Sunset Hill Cemetery.
