Reinhard Liebel
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| Born |
Reinhard Liebel January 31, 1841 Leimersheim, Germany |
| Died | October 11, 1905 (aged 64) Erie, Pennsylvania |
| Resting place | Trinity Cemetery |
| Occupation |
President of the South Erie Iron Works Erie Fire Commissioner Erie Common Council |
| Spouse(s) | Mary Uhr Liebel (1844-1903) |
| Children | 12 |
| Parent(s) | Johannes Liebel Eva Hammer Liebel |
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Reinhard Liebel (January 31, 1841 - March 11, 1905) was a businessman and politician from Erie, Pennsylvania. Reinhard was a member of the Liebel family, which was one of the oldest and most prominent families in Erie.
Reinhard was born January 31, 1841, in Leimersheim, Germany to Johannes Liebel and Eva Hammer Liebel. Liebel was one of six children, all of whom were born in Leimersheim, Germany. Along with their parents, they immigrated to the United States in 1857 aboard the SV Argo from Le Havre (the second largest port in France) to New York City. The children were: Jacob Liebel (1834-1880), George Philip Liebel (1836-1893), Francis Peter Liebel (1838-1895), a Justice of the Peace and Alderman in Erie who received his commission April 25, 1871. In 1887, Francis, at one time one of the wealthiest citizens of Erie, was arrested after his store was seized by police. According to news reports at the time, Liebel and a posse attacked the store that police had taken possession of with an axe and drove the deputies from the premises,Reinhard Liebel (1841-1905), Michael Liebel (1843-1906), and Maria Frances Liebel (1845-1850).
Through his brother, Michael, and his sister-in-law, Clara Maria Uhr (who was also a sister to Reinhard's wife), he was uncle to Michael Liebel, Jr. (1870-1927), the Mayor of Erie, Pennsylvania, from 1906-1911, and a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania, from 1915-1917.
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