Theodore Franklin Kluttz (October 4, 1848 – November 18, 1918) was a U.S. Representative from North Carolina.

Theodore F. Kluttz
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from North Carolina's 8th district
In office
March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1905
Preceded byE. Spencer Blackburn
Succeeded byE. Spencer Blackburn
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from North Carolina's 7th district
In office
March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1903
Preceded byAlonzo C. Shuford
Succeeded byRobert N. Page
Personal details
Born
Theodore Franklin Kluttz

(1848-10-04)October 4, 1848
Salisbury, North Carolina, U.S.
DiedNovember 18, 1918(1918-11-18) (aged 70)
Resting placeChestnut Hill Cemetery
Political partyDemocratic
ProfessionPolitician, lawyer, judge, pharmacist

Born in Salisbury, North Carolina, Kluttz attended the common schools. He was a druggist. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1881 and commenced practice in Salisbury, North Carolina. He was presiding justice of the inferior court of Rowan County from 1884 to 1886 when he resigned. He served as a delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1896.

Kluttz was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-sixth, Fifty-seventh, and Fifty-eighth Congresses (March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1905). He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1904 to the Fifty-ninth Congress. He engaged in the practice of his profession in Salisbury, North Carolina, until his death on November 18, 1918. He was interred in Chestnut Hill Cemetery.

Sources

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  • United States Congress. "Theodore F. Kluttz (id: K000275)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from North Carolina's 7th congressional district

1899–1903
Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from North Carolina's 8th congressional district

1903–1905
Succeeded by