Robert Justus Kleberg (December 5, 1853 – October 10, 1932)[1] was born to Rosa and Robert J. Kleberg[2] in Texas[1] and attended the University of Virginia.[1] 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.[2] Under his tenure the ranch grew to encompass over 1,300,000 acres (5,300 km2).[1] He also encouraged the B. F. Yoakum company of St. Louis to build a railroad in South Texas.[3] Eventually oil was discovered under much of this cattle country. At the time of his death, his son Richard M. Kleberg had recently been elected to the U.S. House of Representatives (in 1931).
^ abcd"American Business Leaders of the Twentieth Century - Kleberg, Robert Justus, Sr. (sic)". www.hbs.edu: Harvard University. Retrieved April 9, 2011.
^ ab"The Handbook of Texas Online - Kleberg, Robert Justus (father's entry)". www.tshaonline.org: The Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved April 9, 2011.
^van Kleef, Alisa. "Robert Justus Kleberg II." In Immigrant Entrepreneurship: German-American Business Biographies, 1720 to the Present, vol. 3, edited by Giles R. Hoyt. German Historical Institute. Last modified December 03, 2015.
robert, kleberg, king, ranch, father, robert, kleberg, robert, justus, kleberg, december, 1853, october, 1932, born, rosa, robert, kleberg, texas, attended, university, virginia, served, legal, counsel, richard, king, acre, king, ranch, when, king, died, klebe. For his father see Robert J Kleberg Robert Justus Kleberg December 5 1853 October 10 1932 1 was born to Rosa and Robert J Kleberg 2 in Texas 1 and attended the University of Virginia 1 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 2 Under his tenure the ranch grew to encompass over 1 300 000 acres 5 300 km2 1 He also encouraged the B F Yoakum company of St Louis to build a railroad in South Texas 3 Eventually oil was discovered under much of this cattle country At the time of his death his son Richard M Kleberg had recently been elected to the U S House of Representatives in 1931 Robert J KlebergBorn 1853 12 05 December 5 1853TexasDiedOctober 10 1932 1932 10 10 aged 78 EducationUniversity of VirginiaOccupationRancherChildrenRichard M KlebergRobert J Kleberg Jr Parent s Robert J KlebergPhilippine Sophie Rosalie Rosa von RoederReferences edit a b c d American Business Leaders of the Twentieth Century Kleberg Robert Justus Sr sic www hbs edu Harvard University Retrieved April 9 2011 a b The Handbook of Texas Online Kleberg Robert Justus father s entry www tshaonline org The Texas State Historical Association Retrieved April 9 2011 van Kleef Alisa Robert Justus Kleberg II In Immigrant Entrepreneurship German American Business Biographies 1720 to the Present vol 3 edited by Giles R Hoyt German Historical Institute Last modified December 03 2015 External links editRobert J Kleberg at Find a Grave nbsp This article about an American businessperson born in the 1850s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Robert J Kleberg King Ranch amp oldid 1216822004, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
