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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.
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 ...
Joe M. Kilgore: Democratic January 3, 1955 – January 3, 1965 15th: McAllen: Elected in 1954. Retired. Richard M. Kleberg: Democratic November 24, 1931 – January 3, 1945 14th: Corpus Christi: Elected to finish Wurzbach's term. Lost renomination. Rudolph Kleberg: Democratic April 7, 1896 – March 3, 1903 11th: Cuero: Elected to finish Crain ...
A naval air station for Corpus Christi had been proposed since the mid-1930s, and the city's congressman, Richard M. Kleberg, supported it.But it remained a low priority construction project for the U.S. Navy as late as January 9, 1940.
Harry M. Wurzbach: Republican 1920 1928 (lost) 1930 (won challenge) ... New member elected November 24, 1931. Democratic gain. Richard M. Kleberg (Democratic) 47.06%
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 ...
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Richard M. Kleberg; Robert J. Kleberg; Robert J. Kleberg (King Ranch) Rudolph Kleberg This page was last edited on 15 October 2023, at 04:03 (UTC). Text is ...