Edgar R. Kiess | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's16th district | |
| In office March 4, 1923 – July 20, 1930 | |
| Preceded by | Isaac Clinton Kline |
| Succeeded by | Robert F. Rich |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's15th district | |
| In office March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1923 | |
| Preceded by | William Bauchop Wilson |
| Succeeded by | Louis Thomas McFadden |
| Member of thePennsylvania House of Representatives | |
| In office 1904–1910 | |
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| Born | (1875-08-26)August 26, 1875 |
| Died | July 20, 1930(1930-07-20) (aged 54) |
| Political party | Republican |
Edgar Raymond Kiess (August 26, 1875 – July 20, 1930) was aRepublican member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania.
Kiess was born inWarrensville, Pennsylvania. He graduated from the Lycoming County Normal School inMuncy, Pennsylvania, in 1892. He taught in the public schools ofLycoming County for two years. He became engaged in the newspaper publishing business inHughesville, Pennsylvania, in 1894. He served as a member of thePennsylvania State House of Representatives from 1904 to 1910. He was engaged in business inWilliamsport, Pennsylvania, in 1910, and served as a trustee ofPennsylvania State College from 1912 to 1930.
Kiess was elected as a Republican to theSixty-third and to the eight succeeding Congresses and served until his death at his summer home atEagles Mere, Pennsylvania in 1930. He served as chairman of theHouse Committee on Insular Affairs, which had jurisdiction over United States territories such asPuerto Rico and thePhilippines, during theSixty-ninth throughSeventy-first Congresses. Interment was atWildwood Cemetery inWilliamsport.
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's 16th congressional district 1923–1930 | Succeeded by |
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