Erie County PA Biographies
Michael Liebel
Bio, City of Erie Pa Water Commissioner. Elected in 1877.
Michael Liebel, Water Commissioner was born was born in Germany, June 17th 1843. Son of John and Barbara Hammer Liebel, latter a native of Germany. Our subject received his education mainly in the common schools. He came to America when he was about fourteen years of age and learned shoe-making in the city of Erie. He embarked for himself in the boot and shoe making business in 1862, carrying it on five years. Since then he has been in business of various descriptions. He was married in the City of Erie in 1865 to Clara daughter of John Uhr, by whom he has three sons--Eugene, clerk in a hardware store in the city of Erie, Frederick W. And Marion at school. Mr Liebel and his wife are members of the Catholic Church. In Politics is a Democrate.
Mr Liebel was a councilman in the City of Erie for seven years, and for a time President of the Select and Common Council, was elected Water Commissioner seven years ago, last May, and served one year. He has been sufficiently successful in business to enable him to accumulate a comfortable income. He has been engaged in various speculations in the City of Erie Pa.
-- Contributed by Linda Dougan
