Raymond Francis Charles Kieb (August 24, 1881 – March 13, 1956) was the head of the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision. He served as the superintendent of the Matteawan State Hospital for the Criminally Insane from 1914 to 1942.[1][2]
Biography
editHe was born on August 24, 1881, in Lowville, New York to Frank Matthew Kieb (1858-1926) and Maria McGrath (1857-1932).[1] On April 26, 1911, in Beacon, New York he married Harriett Marshall Brinckerhoff.
In 1914 he became the superintendent of the Matteawan State Hospital for the Criminally Insane.[3]
He became the head of the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision in 1927.[4]
He retired in 1942. He died at Vassar Brothers Medical Center in Poughkeepsie, New York on March 13, 1956.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Dr. Kieb Is Dead. Long A State Aide, Former Correction Chief, 74, Was the Superintendent at Matteawan for 27 Years Appointed by Smith. Favored Long Prison Terms". New York Times. March 13, 1956. Retrieved 2014-09-01.
- ^ "Dr. Heacox Named Warden At Auburn. Heart Attack Forces Captain Hoffman To Resign Post He Took After Mutiny. 'Slow Up,' Doctor Advised New Appointee Physician At Prison". New York Times. March 19, 1930. Retrieved 2014-09-01.
- ^ Governor, New York (State) (1914). Public Papers of Governor.
- ^ "Dr. Raymond F. C. Kieb appointed head of department of correction". The Psychiatric Quarterly. 1 (2): 258. 1927. doi:10.1007/BF01567685. S2CID 36080301.