Robert Justus Kleberg, Jr. (December 5, 1853 – October 10, 1932) was born to Rose and Robert J. Kleberg in
Texas and attended the
University of Virginia. He served as
legal counsel to
Richard King and his
King Ranch. When King died, Kleberg took over the management of the ranch in 1885. Under his tenure the ranch grew to encompass over . Eventually oil was discovered under much of this cattle country. His son
Richard M. Kleberg had recently been elected to the U.S. House of Representatives (in 1931), which was mentioned in
Time magazine issue of 17 October, 1932 which reported the elder Kleberg's death.