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Rudolph Kleberg Full Name: Rudolph Kleberg Other surnames: Kleburg Date of birth: June 26, 1847 Date of death: December 28, 1924 Terms of Service Biographical Notes Committee Information Terms of Service top Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District S 26 Jan 9, 1883 - Sep 9, 1886 18th (3) (4)   19th (1) (2)   Democrat Cuero / DeWitt   Aransas, Atascosa, Bee, Calhoun, DeWitt, Goliad, Jackson, Karnes, Live Oak, McMullen, Refugio, San Patricio, Victoria, Wilson (1) R. Kleburg, Democrat, p. 163. Burke's Texas Almanac and Immigrants' Handbook for 1885, 1885. (2) Kleberg resigned 9/9/1886. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005. (3) Democrat. Pocket Directory of the Eighteenth Legislature of Texas, 1883. (4) 18th Legislature, Regular Session - All Senators except District 3 and 21 are listed in Roll Call as taking the oath of office, 1/9/1883, p. 2; resolution by Sen. Gooch that the Senators shall now be divided by lot into two classes, 1/10/1883, pp. 5-6; drew term of 4 years. Senate Journal. January 10, 1883 January 9, 1883   Biographical Notes and Resources top Biographical Sketches KLEBERG, Rudolph (1847-1924). Representative, TX. Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress 1774-Present. Rudolph Kleberg, birth date 6/26/1847, death date 12/28/1924, photo and biographical sketch, burial in Oakwood Cemetery, Austin. Find a Grave. KLEBERG, RUDOLPH (1847-1924). Handbook of Texas Online. Biographical sketch of Robert Kleberg, father of Rudolph and Marcellus Kleberg, History of the German Element in Texas from 1820-1850. . . HeritageQuest Online. Mentioned in biographical sketch of father, Robert Justin [sic] Kleberg, Wave of the Gulf. HeritageQuest Online. Biographical sketch, Rudolph Kleberg, pp. 85-86. Birth date 7/15/1874. Personnel of the Texas State Government for 1885, 19th Legislature, 1885. Biographical sketch, Rudolph Kleberg, pp. 207-208. Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Distinguished Texans, 20th Legislature, 1887. Mentioned in biographical sketch of father, Robert Justus Kleberg. Relatives: Marcellus Kleberg and Rudolph Kleberg - brothers. Includes photos of Rudolph Kleberg and the three Kleberg brothers: Rudolph, Marcellus, and Robert. Sons of Dewitt Colony Texas, 1997. Siblings Rudolph, Marcellus, and Caroline Kleberg [Eckhardt] mentioned in biographical sketch of their father, Robert Justus Kleberg. Relatives: Rudolph and Marcellus Kleberg - granduncles; Robert Christian Eckhardt - grandnephew. Sons of Dewitt Colony Texas, 1997. Siblings Rudolph, Marcellus, and Caroline Kleberg [Eckhardt] mentioned in biographical sketch of their father, Robert Justus Kleberg. Relatives: Rudolph and Marcellus Kleberg - uncles; Robert J. Eckhardt - nephew. Sons of Dewitt Colony Texas, 1997. Biographical sketch, pp. 245-246. "First native Texan of German descent in the Texas Senate." Texas Legislative Manual, 1882-83, 1883. Military Service Notes Confederate States Army, Private, Company C, 4th Texas Cavalry. Rudolph Kleberg. Texas Burial Sites of Civil War Notables: A Biographical and Pictorial Field Guide, 2002. Biographical sketch, p. 161. Texas in the War, 1861-1865, 1965. Other Resources Relatives: Rudolph Kleberg - granduncle; Robert Christian "Bob" Eckhardt - grandnephew. Political Graveyard: a Database of Historic Cemeteries. Photographs Photograph. R. Kleberg, 19th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. R. Kleberg, 18th Legislature, State Preservation Board Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol 18th session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber vestibule, east wall. 2E.V1). State Preservation Board. 19th session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber vestibule, east wall. 2E.V1). State Preservation Board. Committee Informationtop 19th R.S. - 1885 Enrolled Bills   Finance   General Land Office   Judicial Districts   Judiciary No. 1   Memorial Services for the Late J.C. Buchanan   Penitentiaries   Private Land Claims   Public Debt   State Affairs   Stock and Stockraising (Chair)  18th R.S. - 1883 Enrolled Bills   Finance   General Land Office   Judicial Districts   Judiciary No. 2   Penitentiaries   Private Land Claims   Retrenchment and Reform (Chair)  San Antonio   Stock and Stockraising

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