Kleberg family (Rudolph Kleberg, 1847-1924)
Biographical notes:
Born in Cat Spring and reared in Cuero, De Witt County, Texas, Rudolph Kleberg (1847-1924) was the son of German immigrants Robert Justus (1803-1888) and Rosa von Roeder Kleberg (1813-1907), who arrived in Texas in 1834. After serving in the Civil War, Kleberg practiced law, founded and edited the Cuero Star (1873-1876), and served as DeWitt County Attorney (1876-1880). After a period in the Texas Senate (1883-1885), he was appointed U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Texas (1885-1889). He served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1896 to 1903 and became official reporter for the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals in Austin in 1905, a position he held until his death in 1924.
Older correspondence and miscellaneous items in German.
From the guide to the Kleberg (Rudolph) Family Papers KLEBERG, RUDOLPH, FAMILY PAPERS., 1829-1966., (Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin)
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Subjects:
- German Americans
- Real property
- Ranches
- World War, 1914-1918
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Places:
- Cuero (Tex.) (as recorded)
- De Witt County (Tex.) (as recorded)
