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Frank B. Klepper (June 22, 1864 – August 4, 1933) was a
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from
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. Born in St. John, Putnam County, Missouri, Klepper moved with his parents to
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, where he remained for ten years, and attended the common schools. He moved to
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, and engaged in agricultural pursuits. He attended Baker University,
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, and engaged in teaching for two years. He was graduated from the law department of the
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in 1898, and was admitted to the bar the same year and commenced practice in
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. He served as prosecuting attorney of Caldwell County 1900-1905. Klepper was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-ninth Congress (March 4, 1905 – March 3, 1907). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection. He moved to Cameron, Missouri, in 1907 and continued the practice of law. He also engaged in banking. He served as prosecuting attorney of Clinton County 1916-1920. He again engaged in the practice of law in Cameron, Missouri, until his death in that city on August 4, 1933. He was interred in Evergreen Cemetery.


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{{DEFAULTSORT:Klepper, Frank B. 1864 births 1933 deaths People from Putnam County, Missouri University of Missouri alumni Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Missouri People from Cameron, Missouri People from Caldwell County, Missouri