Frank B. Klepper

Frank B. Klepper (June 22, 1864 – August 4, 1933) was an American lawyer and politician. A Republican, he was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Missouri.

Biography Klepper was born on June 22, 1864, in St. John, Putnam County, Missouri. Of Dutch ancestry, his parents were businessman Thomas G. Klepper and Mary E. (née Hoyt) Klepper. He lived in Mirabile for ten years, attending common schools in nearby Lathrop. He later moved to Clinton County to farm. He studied at Baker University and the University of Missouri School of Law, graduating from the latter in 1898. For two years between universities, he worked as an educator. He was admitted to the bar in 1898, after which he began practice in Polo. He lost the bid for renomination.

In 1907, Klepper moved to Cameron. There, he worked as a farmer and banker, and from 1916 to 1920, served as district attorney of Clinton County. On November 30, 1893, he married Lela Madden; they had four children together. He was a trustee of multiple schools and a member of multiple fraternities.