Rudolph Kleberg
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Preceded byWilliam H. Crain
Succeeded byRobert Lee Henry
BornJune 26, 1847
Cat Spring, Texas, U.S.
DiedDecember 28, 1924 (aged 77)
Austin, Texas, U.S.
Rudolph Kleberg | |
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 Rudolph Kleberg, U.S. 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 | June 26, 1847 Cat Spring, Texas, U.S. |
| Died | December 28, 1924 (aged 77) Austin, Texas, U.S. |
| Resting place | Oakwood Cemetery |
| Party | Democratic |
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.
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.
