Khleber Miller Van Zandt

Khleber Miller Van Zandt (November 7, 1836 – March 19, 1930) was a Texas business executive, military officer, and politician.

Khleber Miller Van Zandt
BornNovember 7, 1836
Franklin County, Tennessee, U.S.
DiedMarch 19, 1930
Fort Worth, Texas, U.S.
Children12
Parent(s)Isaac Van Zandt
Military career
Allegiance Confederate States of America (1861–1865)
Service/branchConfederate States Army
United States Army
Years of service1861–1865

Early life

Van Zandt was born on November 7, 1836.[1] His father was Isaac Van Zandt.[1]

Van Zandt attended Franklin College in Tennessee.[1]

Career

During the American Civil War of 1861-1865, Van Zandt served in the Confederate States Army.[1] After the war, he was the commander of the trans-Mississippi division of the United Confederate Veterans.[1]

Van Zandt settled in Fort Worth in 1865, and operated a dry-goods business and later became president of both a construction company and a bank,[2] the Fort Worth National Bank.[1]

Van Zandt was a Democrat, and was elected to the Thirteenth Texas Legislature, 1873–74.[2]

Van Zandt has the prime mover of the founding of Confederate Park in Lakeside, Tarrant County, Texas.[3]

Death

Van Zandt died on March 19, 1930 in Fort Worth, Texas.[1]

References
  1. "Major Van Zandt, Pioneer Texan, Is Dead At Ft. Worth". Corsicana Semi-Weekly Light. Corsicana, Texas. March 21, 1930. p. 10. Retrieved April 29, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. Kinkade, Patricia P. "Van Zandt, Khleber Miller". The Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved April 20, 2012.
  3. Kennedy, Bud (August 17, 2017). "A Confederate flag display comes down. But it was a tiny one, and the mayor wonders — why now?". Star-Telegram.
  • Dallas Morning News, March 20, 1930, cited in The Handbook of Texas Online.
  • Frank W. Johnson, A History of Texas and Texans (5 vols., ed. E. C. Barker and E. W. Winkler [Chicago and New York: American Historical Society, 1914; reprinted 1916]), cited in The Handbook of Texas Online.
  • Khleber M. Van Zandt, Force Without Fanfare; The Autobiography of K. M. Van Zandt, ed. Sandra L. Myres (Fort Worth: Texas Christian University Press, 1968?) LCCN 69-19424, cited in The Handbook of Texas Online.
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