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Encyclopedia > Richard M. Kleberg

Richard Mifflin Kleberg was a seven-term member of the US Congress and a heir to the King Ranch in South Texas.


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http://www.king-ranch.com/legend.htm


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Johnson's Hidden Loyalties (4717 words)
Richard Kleberg was one of the wealthiest men in Texas.
The King Ranch was founded in 1852 by Richard King (Richard Kleberg’s grandfather), and was expanded significantly by King’s son-in-law, Robert Kleberg (Richard Kleberg’s father).
Richard Kleberg ran for an open congressional seat merely as a favor to friend, Roy Miller, former "boy mayor of Corpus Christi" and lobbyist for the gigantic Texas Gulf Sulphur Corporation.
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