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


Biography

Kiess was born in
Warrensville, Pennsylvania Eldred Township is a township in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,996 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Williamsport Metropolitan Statistical Area. The unincorporated village of Warrensville is located in E ...
. He graduated from the Lycoming County Normal School in
Muncy, Pennsylvania Muncy is a List of municipalities in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, borough in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, United States. The name Muncy comes from the Christian Munsee, Munsee Indians who once lived in the area. ...
, in 1892. He taught in the public schools of
Lycoming County Lycoming County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 114,188. Its county seat is Williamsport. Lycoming County comprises the Williamsport metropolitan statistical area. About northwe ...
for two years. He became engaged in the newspaper publishing business in
Hughesville, Pennsylvania Hughesville is a borough in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,155 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Williamsport, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area. History Hughesville is named for Jeptha Hughes, who ...
, in 1894. He served as a member of the
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from 1904 to 1910. He was engaged in business in
Williamsport, Pennsylvania Williamsport is a city in, and the county seat of, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, United States. It recorded a population of 27,754 at the 2020 Census. It is the principal city of the Williamsport Metropolitan Statistical Area, which has a popul ...
, 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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External links

* * 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 {{Pennsylvania-Representative-stub