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Richard M. Kleberg

Richard Mifflin Kleberg, Sr.
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U.S. Representative, Texas's 14th congressional district
In office
November 24, 1931 – January 3, 1945
President
Preceded by Harry M. Wurzbach
Succeeded by John E. Lyle, Jr.
Texas State Game and Fish Commission
In office
1951–1955
Personal details
Born (1887-11-18)November 18, 1887
near Kingsville, Kleberg County, Tex.
Died May 8, 1955(1955-05-08) (aged 67)
Hot Springs, Ark.
Resting place Chamberlain Burial Park, Kingsville, Tex.
Political party Democratic
Relations
  • Alice Gertrudis King and Robert Justus Kleberg, parents
  • Rep. Robert C. Eckhardt, 2nd cousin
Residence Corpus Christi, Texas
Alma mater
Occupation Rancher
Profession Lawyer (admitted to the bar 1909)

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. He was first elected in 1931 in a special election called due to the death of Harry M. Wurzbach. His election caused the Democratic party to achieve an absolute majority in the House of Representatives --- a majority it retained for all but four of the next sixty-three years. He was elected unopposed in 1940 and 1942. Lyndon B. Johnson served as a congressional secretary under Kleberg from 1931 until his appointment as head of the Texas National Youth Administration in 1935.

He was a member of the Miller group in Washington.


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