Khleber Miller Van Zandt (November 7, 1836 – March 19, 1930) was a Texas business executive, military officer, and politician.

Early life

Van Zandt was born on November 7, 1836. His father was

Isaac Van Zandt Isaac Van Zandt (July 10, 1813 – October 11, 1847) was a political leader in the Republic of Texas. Van Zandt County, Texas, was named in his honor. Early life Van Zandt was born on July 10, 1813 in Franklin County, Tennessee to Jacob and ...

. Van Zandt attended Franklin College in Tennessee.

Career

The 1860 census shows that Van Zandt enslaved nine individuals. During the American Civil War of 1861-1865, Van Zandt served in the Confederate States Army. He was captured following the Battle of Fort Donelson and held as a prisoner of war. Van Zandt forced his enslaved man Jack to serve him throughout the war, even while imprisoned. After the war, he was the commander of the trans-Mississippi division of the

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. Van Zandt settled in

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in 1865, and operated a dry-goods business and later became president of both a construction company and a bank, the Fort Worth National Bank. Van Zandt was a

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, and was elected to the

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, 1873–74. Van Zandt has the prime mover of the founding of Confederate Park in

Lakeside, Tarrant County, Texas Lakeside is a town in Tarrant County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,307 at the 2010 census. Geography Lakeside is located at (32.821677, –97.489554). According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.5& ...

Death

Van Zandt died on March 19, 1930, in Fort Worth, Texas.

References

*''Dallas Morning News'', March 20, 1930, cited in ''The Handbook of Texas Online''. *Frank W. Johnson, ''A History of Texas and Texans'' (5 vols., ed. E. C. Barker and E. W. Winkler hicago and New York: American Historical Society, 1914; reprinted 1916, cited in ''The Handbook of Texas Online''. *Khleber M. Van Zandt, ''Force Without Fanfare; The Autobiography of K. M. Van Zandt'', ed. Sandra L. Myres (Fort Worth: Texas Christian University Press, 1968?) , cited in ''The Handbook of Texas Online''. {{DEFAULTSORT:Van Zandt, Khleber Miller 1836 births 1930 deaths People from Franklin County, Tennessee Politicians from Fort Worth, Texas Texas lawyers Members of the Texas House of Representatives Confederate States Army officers Military personnel from Texas