Philipp Ernst Maria Lieber was a German Centre party politician and member of the Reichstag.
Background
Ernst Lieber was the son of the lawyer, politician, and tea merchant Moritz Joseph Josiah Lieber. After the death of his father in 1863, he interrupted work on his habilitation and supported his mother in the education of his youngest sibling and the family tea trading business.
Education
He studied from 1858 law in Würzburg, Munich, and Bonn.
Career
Lieber earned his Abitur in Hadamar. Lieber received his doctorate finally in Heidelberg. In Camberg he founded a trade association and a Catholic social club
Lieber married on 24 September 1873 Josephine Arnold (1853-1932).
From the marriage twelve children were born.
Membership
Lieber was a member of the Catholic Student Association KDStV Bavaria Bonn.