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Richard Mifflin Kleberg Sr. (November 18, 1887 – May 8, 1955), a Democrat, was a seven-term member of the United States House of Representatives from Texas's 14th congressional district over the period 1931–1945 and an heir to the King Ranch in South Texas.
Pages in category "Kleberg family" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. ... Richard M. Kleberg; Robert J. Kleberg; Robert J. Kleberg (King Ranch)
Robert Justus Kleberg (December 5, 1853 – October 10, 1932) [1] was born to Rosa and Robert J. Kleberg [2] in Texas [1] and attended the University of Virginia. [1] He served as legal counsel to Richard King and his 600,000-acre (2,400 km 2) King Ranch. When King died, Kleberg took over the management of the ranch in 1885. [2]
He applied for a presidential pardon in July 1943; U.S. Attorney General Francis Biddle blocked it in part because Congressman Richard M. Kleberg opposed the pardon. (In 1934 Archie's reelection to the Texas State senate was in doubt and he hoped that building a road to Corpus Christi across the King Ranch, which was owned by the Kleberg family ...
Humble Oil loaned enough money to pay the debts of the H.M. King estate, secured by a first mortgage on the land. Humble struck oil and gas by 1939. During all of this, the Ranch was a going concern, with a net profit of $227,382, as early as 1926. Robert Kleberg III was married to Helen Campbell, and together they had a daughter they named Helen.
Harry M. Wurzbach : Republican: February 10, 1930 – November 6, 1931 71st 72nd: Successfully challenged McCloskey's election. Re-elected in 1930. Died. Vacant: November 6, 1931 – November 24, 1931 72nd: Richard M. Kleberg (Corpus Christi) Democratic: November 24, 1931 – January 3, 1945 72nd 73rd 74th 75th 76th 77th 78th: Elected to finish ...