Spouse(s) Lillian | Name August Klecka | |
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Died August 12, 1946, Balti, Maryland, United States | ||
August Klecka was a Czech-American politician and newspaper editor. He was a member of the Baltimore City Council from 1915 to 1933, representing Ward 7. Upon his election in 1915, Klecka became the first Czech-American to be elected to the Baltimore City Council. He was a leading personality in the Czech community and for Czech Democrats in Baltimore. Klecka represented Czech voters and ran the Slavic Building and Loan Association.
Starting in 1929, Klecka served as the editor of the Telegraf, a Czech-language newspaper in Baltimore.
He was appointed as Federal Marshal for the state of Maryland by Franklin D. Roosevelt, serving from 1933 to 1946.
After Klecka's death in 1946, his wife Lillian took over his role as Ward 7's most important political figure.