Robert J. Kleberg (King Ranch), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Robert J. Kleberg (King Ranch)

manager of King Ranch in Texas, United States

Date of Birth: 05-Dec-1853

Place of Birth: DeWitt County, Texas, United States

Date of Death: 10-Oct-1932

Profession: lawyer, rancher

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius


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About Robert J. Kleberg (King Ranch)

  • Robert Justus Kleberg, Jr.
  • (December 5, 1853 – October 10, 1932) was born to Rose and Robert J.
  • Kleberg in Texas and attended the University of Virginia.
  • He served as legal counsel to Richard King and his 600,000-acre (2,400 km2) King Ranch.
  • When King died, Kleberg took over the management of the ranch in 1885.
  • Under his tenure the ranch grew to encompass over 1,300,000 acres (5,300 km2).
  • He also encouraged the B.
  • F.
  • Yoakum company of St.
  • Louis to build a railroad in South Texas.
  • Eventually oil was discovered under much of this cattle country.
  • His son, Richard M.
  • Kleberg, had recently been elected to the U.S.
  • House of Representatives (in 1931), which was mentioned in Time magazine issue of 17 October 1932 which reported the elder Kleberg's death.

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