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Edgar Raymond Kiess (August 26, 1875 – July 20, 1930) was a Republican member of the
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from
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Biography

Kiess was born in
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. He graduated from the Lycoming County Normal School in
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, in 1892. He taught in the public schools of
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for two years. He became engaged in the newspaper publishing business in Hughesville, Pennsylvania, in 1894. He served as a member of the
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from 1904 to 1910. He was engaged in business in
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, in 1910, and served as a trustee of
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from 1912 to 1930. Kiess was elected as a Republican to the Sixty-third and to the eight succeeding Congresses and served until his death at his summer home at
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in 1930. He served as chairman of the House Committee on Insular Affairs, which had jurisdiction over United States territories such as
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and the
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, during the Sixty-ninth through Seventy-first Congresses. Interment was at
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in Williamsport.


See also

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List of United States Congress members who died in office (1900–49) There are several lists of United States Congress members who died in office. These include: *List of United States Congress members who died in office (1790–1899) *List of United States Congress members who died in office (1900–1949) *List ...


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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kiess, Edgar R. 1875 births 1930 deaths Republican Party members of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives Politicians from Williamsport, Pennsylvania Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania 20th-century members of the Pennsylvania General Assembly 20th-century members of the United States House of Representatives