Rudolph Kleberg

Rudolph Kleberg (June 26, 1847 – December 28, 1924) was a U.S. Representative from Texas, great uncle of Robert C. Eckhardt and uncle of Richard M. Kleberg, Sr.

Rudolph Kleberg
Rudolph Kleberg, US Representative from Texas
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Texas's 11th district
In office April 7, 1896 – March 3, 1903
Preceded by	William H. Crain
Succeeded by	Robert Lee Henry
Personal details
Born	(1847-06-26)June 26, 1847 Cat Spring, Texas, U.S.
Died	December 28, 1924(1924-12-28) (aged 77) Austin, Texas, U.S.
Resting place	Oakwood Cemetery
Political party	Democratic

Early life and education

Born in Cat Spring, Texas, Kleberg was instructed by private tutors and graduated from Concrete College, De Witt County, in 1868. He enlisted in Tom Green's brigade of Cavalry in the Confederate States Army in the spring of 1864 and served until the close of the Civil War.

After the war, Kleberg studied law in San Antonio. He was admitted to the bar in 1872.

Career

Kleberg commenced practice in Cuero, Texas. The next year, he founded the Cuero Star in 1873. After a few years of practice, Kleberg was appointed as prosecuting attorney of De Witt County 1876-1890.

Entering electoral politics, he served as a member of the State senate 1882-1886. In 1885, he was appointed as United States attorney for the western district of Texas.

Kleberg was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-fourth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of William H. Crain. He was reelected to the Fifty-fifth, Fifty-sixth, and Fifty-seventh Congresses and served from April 7, 1896, to March 3, 1903.

He was not a candidate for renomination in 1902. Resuming the practice of law, he moved with his family to Austin, Texas, in 1905. There he was appointed as the official reporter for the court of criminal appeals February 24, 1905.

He served until his death in Austin on December 28, 1924.[1] He was interred in Oakwood Cemetery.

Sources

1. "South Texas Pioneer Dies at Home Here". Austin American. December 29, 1924. p. 1. Retrieved March 21, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.

• United States Congress. "Rudolph Kleberg (id: K000258)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

External links

• Rudolph Kleberg at Find a Grave

 This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress website http://bioguide.congress.gov.

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by William H. Crain	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Texas's 11th congressional district April 7, 1896 – March 3, 1903	Succeeded by Robert Lee Henry