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King Ranch is the largest ranch in the United States. At some 825,000 acres (3,340 km 2 ; 1,289 sq mi) [ 3 ] it is larger than both the land area of Rhode Island and the area of the European country Luxembourg . [ 4 ]
Richard King (July 10, 1824 – April 14, 1885) was a riverboat captain, Confederate, entrepreneur, and most notably, the founder of the King Ranch in South Texas, which at the time of his death in 1885 encompassed over 825,000 acres (3,340 km 2).
Robert Justus Kleberg (December 5, 1853 – October 10, 1932) [1] was born to Rosa and Robert J. Kleberg [2] in Texas [1] and attended the University of Virginia. [1] He served as legal counsel to Richard King and his 600,000-acre (2,400 km 2) King Ranch.
King Ranch (Tully River Station) was a major cattle fattening ranch established in 1963 in the Wet Tropics of Queensland. It was developed by Bob Kleberg , a descendant of the King family of Texas , USA.
Helen Kleberg was the only child of Robert Justus Kleberg Jr. and Helen Campbell Kleberg. Robert Kleberg Jr. was the son of Robert Kleberg and Alice King-Kleberg, who was the daughter of Henrietta and Richard King, founder of the King Ranch. [3] [4] Her father developed the Santa Gertrudis breed of cattle. [5]
Henrietta Maria King (née Chamberlain; July 21, 1832 – March 31, 1925) was a rancher and philanthropist. [1] She was the wife of Richard King, who founded King Ranch, the largest ranch in Texas. [2] Their daughter Alice Gertrudis King Kleberg is the namesake of Alice, Texas. The Henrietta M. King High School in Kingsville, Texas is named ...
King Ranch chicken casserole served with cornbread and mashed potatoes. King Ranch chicken is a Tex-Mex casserole.Its name comes from King Ranch, one of the largest ranches in the United States, although the actual history of the dish is unknown and there is no direct connection between the dish and the ranch.
Richard Mifflin Kleberg Sr. (November 18, 1887 – May 8, 1955), a Democrat, was a seven-term member of the United States House of Representatives from Texas's 14th congressional district over the period 1931–1945 and an heir to the King Ranch in South Texas.