Charles Edward Kiefner

Charles Edward Kiefner (November 25, 1869 – December 13, 1942) was a U.S. Representative from Missouri's 13th congressional district.

Charles Edward Kiefner
From Volume I of 1912's History of Southeast Missouri
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Missouri's 13th district
In office March 4, 1925 – March 3, 1927
Preceded by	J. Scott Wolff
Succeeded by	Clyde Williams
In office March 4, 1929 – March 3, 1931
Preceded by	Clyde Williams
Succeeded by	Clyde Williams
Member of the Missouri House of Representatives
In office 1902–1908
Personal details
Born	(1869-11-25)November 25, 1869 Perryville, Missouri, U.S.
Died	December 13, 1942(1942-12-13) (aged 73) Perryville, Missouri, U.S.
Political party	Republican

Born in Perryville, Missouri to German immigrants,[1] Kiefner attended the public school system. He engaged in the retail lumber business and also in road construction. Kiefner served as Mayor of Perryville from 1900 to 1902 and was a member of the Missouri House of Representatives from 1902 to 1908. He served as delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1912 and served on the staff of Governor Arthur M. Hyde from 1920 to 1924.

Kiefner was elected as a Republican to the Sixty-ninth Congress (March 4, 1925 – March 3, 1927). He was an unsuccessful candidate for re-election in 1926 to the Seventieth Congress. He was elected to the Seventy-first Congress (March 4, 1929 – March 3, 1931). He was an unsuccessful candidate for re-election in 1930 to the Seventy-second Congress. He resumed the lumber and banking business in Perryville, Missouri, until his death on December 13, 1942. He was interred in Home Cemetery.