Edward Kiefner
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Charles Edward Kiefner (November 25, 1869 - December 13, 1942) was a U.S. Representative from Missouri.
Born in Perryville, Missouri, Kiefner attended the public schools. He engaged in the retail lumber business and also in road construction. He served as mayor of Perryville 1900-1902. He served as Member of the State house of representatives 1902-1908. He served as delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1912. He served on the staff of Gov. Arthur M. Hyde 1920-1924.
Kiefner was elected as a Republican to the Sixty-ninth Congress (March 4, 1925-March 3, 1927). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1926 to the Seventieth Congress.
Kiefner was elected to the Seventy-first Congress (March 4, 1929-March 3, 1931). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection 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.
