American judge
Frank Le Blond Kloeb
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In office
September 30, 1964 ? March 11, 1976
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In office
1959?1960
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Preceded by
| Paul Jones
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Succeeded by
| Charles Joseph McNamee
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In office
August 20, 1937 ? September 30, 1964
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Appointed by
| Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Preceded by
| George Philip Hahn
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Succeeded by
| Don John Young
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In office
March 4, 1933 ? August 19, 1937
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Preceded by
| John L. Cable
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Succeeded by
| Walter H. Albaugh
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Born
| Frank Le Blond Kloeb
(
1890-06-16
)
June 16, 1890
Celina
,
Ohio
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Died
| March 11, 1976
(1976-03-11)
(aged 85)
Toledo
,
Ohio
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Resting place
| Calvary Cemetery
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Political party
| Democratic
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Relatives
| Francis Celeste Le Blond
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Education
| Ohio State University
University of Wisconsin?Madison
Ohio State University Moritz College of Law
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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
.
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.
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[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.
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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.
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He was interred in Calvary Cemetery.
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Family
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Kloeb and his wife, formerly Florence Root, had one daughter.
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Sources
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