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 KITTERA

KLOTZ

KITTERA, John Wilkes, representative, was born in East Earl township, Lancaster county, Pa., in 1753; son of Thomas Kittera. He was graduated at the College of New Jersey, A.B., 1776, A.M., 1779, and was admitted to the Phila- delphia bar in December, 1783. He settled in practice in Lancaster, Pa., where he married Ann Moore. He represented Lancaster county in the 3d, 3d, 4th, 5th and 6th congresses, 1791- 1801, and on being appointed U.S. district attor- ney for the eastern district of Pennsylvania by President Jefferson, March 4, 1801, he removed to Pliiladelphia, Pa., and filled the office until his death, in that city, June 8, 1801.

KITTERA, Thomas, representative, was born in Lancaster, Pa., March 31, 1789; son of John Wilkes and Ann (Moore) Kittera. He entered the University of Pennsylvania in 1803, and was graduated, A.B., 1805, A.M., 1808. He was ad- mitted to the Philadelphia bar, March 8, 1808, and was deputy attorney-general of Pennsylvania,* 1817-18; deputy attorney-general of Philadel- phia, 1834-36; member of the select council of Philadelphia and president of the council, 1834-

36, and representative in the 19th congress, 1835-

37. He died in Pliiladelphia, Pa., June 16, 1839. KLEBERQ, Rudolph, representative, was born

in Austin county, Texas, June 36, 1847; son of Robert and Rosa (von Roeder) Kleberg; grand- sou of Lvxcas Kleberg, and a descendant of the Kleberg, von Roeder and Sack families of Ger- many. He received a liberal education in private schools, and joined Tom Green's brigade of cav- alry in the Confedei'ate army in 1864, serving until the close of the civil war. He studied law in San Antonio, Texas, and was admitted to the bar in 1873. He was married, Sept. 39, 1873, to Mathilda E., daughter of Caesar Eckhardt of Yorktown, Texas. He established the Cicero Star in 1873; was elected county attorney in 1876; re-elected in 1878, and in that year entei'ed the general practice of law. He formed a law part- nership with the Hon. William H. Grain in 1883, and was elected to the state senate as a Democrat in the fall of that year, seiwing until 1884. He was U.S. attorney for the western district of Texas, 1885-89; practised law, 1889-96, and was elected, April 7, 1896, representative from the eleventh district to the 54th congress, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of his law partner, William H. Grain. He was re-elected to the 55th, 56th and 57th congresses, 1897-1903.

KLINE, Jacob, soldier, was born in Lebanon, Pa., Nov. 5, 1840; son of Levi and Belle (Ebert) Kline. He attended Dr. Partridge's military school at Bristol, Pa.; Dr. Russell's military school at New Haven, Conn., and Pennsylvania college, Gettysburg, Pa. He was studying law at the outbreak of the civil war, but left it and

entered the army, receiving his appointment from Pennsylvania as 1st lieutenant in the 16th infantry, Sept. 9, 1861. He was brevetted cap- tain, April 7, 1863, for gallant and meritorious services in the battle of Shiloh, Tenn.; major, Sept. 1, 1864, for gallant and meritorious services during the Atlanta campaign; was promoted captain, Sept. 30, 1864; was transferred to tl\e 35th infantry, Sept. 31, 1866; to the 18th infan- try, April 36, 1869; promoted major and assigned to the 34th infantry, Oct. 6, 1887; lieutenant- colonel and assigned to the 9tli infantry, March 23, 1893, and colonel and assigned to the 31st in- fantry, April 30, 1897. He served as an instructor in the art of war at the U.S. Infantry and Cav- alry school at Fort Leavenworth, Kan., 1887-93. He was appointed brigadier-general of volunteers for service in the war with Spain, June 1, 1898, and was discharged from the volunteer service, March 15, 1899, when he rejoined his regiment and served in the Philippine Islands from May 10, 1899.

KLOTZ, Robert, representative, was born in Northampton county. Pa., Oct. 37, 1819; son of Christian and Elizabeth (MacDaniel) Klotz; grandson of John and Fronia (Krous) Klotz and of Robert and Elizabeth (Hicks) MacDaniel, and great-grandson of Jacob Klotz, who came to America from Wiirtemburg, Germany, in 1749, and settled in North- ampton county, Pa. Robert Klotz was ed- ucated in the district school and at an academy in Easton, Pa. He was elected register and recorder of Carbon county, Pa., in 1843. In 1846 he joined the 2d Penn- sylvania volunteers for service in the war with Mexico, and was made lieutenant and promoted adjutant of the regi- ment, which was commanded by Col. John W. Geary. He served in the battles of Vera Cruz and Cerro Gordo, was sent home on furlough, and on returning took part in the fights at National Bridge, a second affray at Cerro Gordo, and the skirmishes at Huamantla and Puebla, and on reaching the city of Mexico, Dec. 9, 1847, he joined his old command. He was placed under arrest for refusing to obey orders, but was released after twenty-four hours' imprisonment, in con- sideration of his service at Cerro Gordo, where he had dislodged the enemy, and at the close of the war he received houoi'able mention for his