Frank Le Blond Kloeb (June 16, 1890 – March 11, 1976), also known as Frank L. Kloeb, was a Democratic United States Representative from Ohio, serving two terms from 1933 to 1937. He was also a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio.

Frank Le Blond Kloeb
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
In office
September 30, 1964 – March 11, 1976
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
In office
1959–1960
Preceded byPaul Jones
Succeeded byCharles Joseph McNamee
Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
In office
August 20, 1937 – September 30, 1964
Appointed byFranklin D. Roosevelt
Preceded byGeorge Philip Hahn
Succeeded byDon John Young
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Ohio's 4th district
In office
March 4, 1933 – August 19, 1937
Preceded byJohn L. Cable
Succeeded byWalter H. Albaugh
Personal details
Born
Frank Le Blond Kloeb

(1890-06-16)June 16, 1890
Celina, Ohio
DiedMarch 11, 1976(1976-03-11) (aged 85)
Toledo, Ohio
Resting placeCalvary Cemetery
Political partyDemocratic
RelativesFrancis Celeste Le Blond
EducationOhio State University
University of Wisconsin–Madison
Ohio State University Moritz College of Law

Education and career

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Kloeb (grandson of Francis Celeste Le Blond) was born in Celina, Ohio. He attended the parochial and public schools, Ohio State University at Columbus and the University of Wisconsin–Madison. During the First World War, Kloeb enlisted as a seaman in the United States Navy, advanced to quartermaster, third class, and then to ensign, and served from September 1917 to March 1919. He graduated from the Ohio State University Moritz College of Law in 1917, was admitted to the bar the same year and commenced practice in Celina in April 1919. He served as prosecuting attorney of Mercer County, Ohio, from 1921 to 1925.[1][2] He continued in private practice until 1933.[2]

Congressional service

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Kloeb was elected as a Democrat to the 73rd United States Congress and reelected to the two succeeding Congresses. He served from March 4, 1933, until August 19, 1937, when he resigned to accept a federal judicial appointment.[1]

Federal judicial service

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Kloeb was nominated by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on June 18, 1937, to a seat on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio vacated by Judge George Philip Hahn. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on June 22, 1937, and received his commission on August 20, 1937. He served as Chief Judge from 1959 to 1960. He assumed senior status on September 30, 1964. His service terminated on March 11, 1976, due to his death in Toledo, Ohio.[2] He was interred in Calvary Cemetery.[1]

Family

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Kloeb and his wife, formerly Florence Root, had one daughter.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c United States Congress. "Frank Le Blond Kloeb (id: K000271)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
  2. ^ a b c Frank Le Blond Kloeb at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
  3. ^ "History of the Sixth Circuit". Archived from the original on 2011-06-07. Retrieved 2011-10-25.

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U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Ohio's 4th congressional district

1933–1937
Succeeded by
Legal offices
Preceded by Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
1937–1964
Succeeded by
Preceded by Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
1959–1960
Succeeded by