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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 ]
Following his death, his two sons Dennis Martin (1839-1900) and Thomas Marion O'Connor continued to operate the ranch. [ 6 ] As of 2017 [update] , his family heirs are the 17th largest private landowners in the United States owning a total of 587,000 acres by the Texas Coastal Plain .
Rudolph Kleberg (1847-1924) became a United States congressman, Marcellus Kleberg (1849-1913) studied law and served as city attorney for Galveston, Texas, and the youngest Kleberg son, also named Robert Justus Kleberg (1853-1932), managed the King Ranch and later married Alice Gertrudis King, the youngest daughter of cattle baron Captain ...
The Lykes heirs own a 300,000 plus acre ranch in Florida, which includes sugar cane and cattle operations, as well as a 264,555-acre ranch in West Texas. The Lykes heirs are descendants of the ...
Wildflowers and grass grows under an oak tree on James Clement III's ranch on Friday, March 29, 2024, in Kingsville, Texas. The rancher says diversity is a sign of good soil health.
Captain King of Texas: The man who made the King Ranch, Tom Lea, 1957, Atlantic Monthly Press. Richard King: Texas Cattle Rancher, William R. Sanford, Carl R. Green, 1997, Enslow Publishers. ISBN 0-89490-673-9 "The Last Empire", William Broyles, Texas Monthly, October 1980
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. When King died, Kleberg took over the management of the ranch in 1885. [2]
In 1900, he purchased the 8 Ranch in Guthrie, Texas, which became the nucleus of the present-day 6666 Ranch, followed by the Dixon Creek Ranch and later purchases which now all make up the ranch's ...