History of Austin County Texas United States of America

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Biographical Sketch of Rudolph Kleberg

Rudolph Kleberg, representative, was born in Austin county, Texas, June 26, 1847; son of Robert and Rosa (von Roeder) Kleberg; grandson of Lucas Kleberg, and a descendant of the Kleberg, von Rceder and Sack families of Germany. He received a liberal education in private schools, and joined Tom Green's brigade of cavalry in the Confederate army in 1864, serving until the close of the civil war. He studied law in San Antonio, Texas, and was admitted to file bar in 1872. He was married, Sept. 29, 1872, to Mathilda E., daughter of C?sar Eckhardt of Yorktown, Texas. He established the Cicero Star in 1873; was elected county attorney in 1876; re-elected in 1878, and in that year entered the general practice of law. He formed a law partnership with the Hon. William H. Crain in 1889, and was elected to the state senate as a Democrat in the fall of that year, serving until 1884. He was U.S. attorney for the western district of Texas, 1885-89; practised law, 1889-96, and was elected, April 7, 1896, representative from the eleventh district to the 54th congress, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of his law partner, William H. Crain. He was re-elected to the 55th, 56th and 57th congresses, 1897-1903.

From: Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Johnson, Rossiter, editor

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