Preceded by Harry M. Wurzbach Succeeded by John E. Lyle, Jr. Party Democratic Party | Name Richard Kleberg Political party Democratic | |
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President Herbert Hoover
Franklin Roosevelt Born November 18, 1887
near Kingsville, Kleberg County, Tex. ( 1887-11-18 ) Resting place Chamberlain Burial Park, Kingsville, Tex. Relations Alice Gertrudis King and Robert Justus Kleberg, parents
Rep. Robert C. Eckhardt, 2nd cousin Alma mater Corpus Christi High School (1905)
University of Texas at Austin (1911) Role Member of the United States House of Representatives Died May 8, 1955, Hot Springs, Arkansas, United States Residence Corpus Christi, Texas, United States Education Roy Miller High School, University of Texas at Austin | ||
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.