John J. Kleiner

American politician

John Kleiner

Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Indiana's 1st district
In office
March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1887
Preceded by| William Heilman
Succeeded by| Alvin P. Hovey
Personal details
Born| (1845-02-08)February 8, 1845
West Hanover, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died| May 8, 1911(1911-05-08) (aged 66)
Takoma Park, Maryland, U.S
Political party| Democratic
Military service
Branch/service| Union Army
Years of service| June 20, 1863–February 10, 1864
Unit| Company G
86th Ohio Infantry Regiment
Battles/wars|

* American Civil War

John Jay Kleiner (February 8, 1845 – April 8, 1911) was an American educator and politician who served two terms as a U.S. Representative from Indiana 1883 to 1887.

## Biography

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Born in West Hanover, Pennsylvania, Kleiner moved to Medina County, Ohio, in 1850 with his parents, who settled near Wadsworth. He attended the public schools and assisted his father in agricultural pursuits. During the Civil War Kleiner enlisted on June 20, 1863, in Company G, Eighty-sixth Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and served until February 10, 1864.

He returned to Wadsworth, Ohio, where he resided until 1867. He moved to Evansville, Indiana, in 1867. He taught in the Evansville Business College and edited the Saturday Argus of that city.

### Political career

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He served as member of the city council of Evansville in 1873. He engaged in the manufacture and sale of lumber. He served as mayor of Evansville 1874-1880.

Kleiner was elected as a Democrat to the Forty-eighth and Forty-ninth Congresses (March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1887). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection.

### Later career and death

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He engaged in the real estate business and stock raising at Pierre, South Dakota, in 1887.

He moved to Washington, D.C., in 1890 and engaged in the real estate business until his death in Takoma Park, Maryland, April 8, 1911. He was interred at Rock Creek Cemetery in Washington.

## References

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* United States Congress. "John J. Kleiner (id: K000263)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

U.S. House of Representatives

Preceded by

William Heilman

|  Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Indiana's 1st congressional district
1883-1887  | Succeeded by

Alvin P. Hovey

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Members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Indiana

1st district|

* Prince
* Call
* Boon
* Blake
* Boon
* Proffit
* R. Owen
* Embree
* Albertson
* Lockhart
* Miller
* Lockhart
* Niblack
* Law
* Niblack
* Fuller
* Heilman
* Kleiner
* Hovey
* Posey
* Parrett
* Taylor
* Hemenway
* Foster
* Boehne Sr.
* Lieb
* Denton
* Luhring
* W. Wilson
* Rowbottom
* Boehne Jr.
* Schulte
* Madden
* Benjamin
* Hall
* Visclosky
* Mrvan

2nd district|

* Jennings
* J. Carr
* Ewing
* J. W. Davis
* Ewing
* J. W. Davis
* Thompson
* Henley
* Dunham
* English
* Cravens
* Kerr
* Wolfe
* J. Williams
* Humphreys
* Cobb
* O'Neall
* Bretz
* Hardy
* Miers
* Chaney
* Cullop
* Bland
* Greenwood
* Durgan
* Halleck
* Landgrebe
* Fithian
* Sharp
* McIntosh
* M. Pence
* Chocola
* Donnelly
* Walorski
* Yakym

3rd district|

* Test
* O. Smith
* Test
* Carty
* J. Carr
* Graham
* J. Carr
* J. L. White
* T. Smith
* J. L. Robinson
* Dunham
* G. G. Dunn
* Hughes
* W. Dunn
* Harrington
* R. Hill
* Hunter
* Holman
* Kerr
* N. Carr
* Bicknell
* Stockslager
* Howard
* J. Brown
* Tracewell
* Zenor
* Cox
* Dunbar
* Gardner
* Dunbar
* Crowe
* Pettengill
* Grant
* Crook
* S. Crumpacker
* Nimtz
* Brademas
* Hiler
* Roemer
* Souder
* Stutzman
* Banks

4th district|

* A. Lane
* G. H. Dunn
* T. Smith
* Cravens
* C. Smith
* Julian
* Parker
* J. Lane
* Cumback
* Foley
* Holman
* Farquhar
* Holman
* Julian
* Je. Wilson
* New
* Sexton
* New
* Holman
* Watson
* Holman
* Griffith
* Dixon
* Benham
* Canfield
* Farley
* Gillie
* Kruse
* Adair
* Roush
* Quayle
* Coats
* Long
* Souder
* Buyer
* Rokita
* Baird

5th district|

* McCarty
* Rariden
* Kennedy
* W. Brown
* Wick
* W. Brown
* Hendricks
* Parker
* Holloway
* Kilgore
* Julian
* Coburn
* Holman
* Browne
* Matson
* Cooper
* Overstreet
* Faris
* Holliday
* Moss
* Sanders
* N. Johnson
* Gillen
* Griswold
* Harness
* Walsh
* Beamer
* Roush
* Roudebush
* Hillis
* Jontz
* Buyer
* Burton
* Brooks
* Spartz

6th district|

* Kinnard
* Herod
* Wick
* Wallace
* J. W. Davis
* G. G. Dunn
* Gorman
* Hendricks
* Barbour
* Gregg
* Porter
* Dumont
* Coburn
* Voorhees
* Hunter
* M. Robinson
* W. Myers
* Browne
* H. Johnson
* Watson
* Barnard
* Gray
* Comstock
* Elliott
* Larrabee
* Jenckes
* N. Johnson
* Harden
* Wampler
* Roudebush
* Bray
* D. Evans
* Burton
* M. Pence
* Messer
* G. Pence

7th district|

* Hannegan
* A. White
* Howard
* H. S. Lane
* Wright
* McGaughey
* Thompson
* McGaughey
* J. G. Davis
* Scott
* J. G. Davis
* Voorhees
* Washburn
* Orth
* Manson
* Cason
* Landers
* Hanna
* Matyr
* Peelle
* English
* Bynum
* Henry
* Overstreet
* Korbly
* Moores
* Updike
* Ludlow
* Greenwood
* Landis
* Noland
* Bray
* J. Myers
* Pease
* Kerns
* J. Carson
* A. Carson

8th district|

* Pettit
* McDonald
* Mace
* Ja. Wilson
* A. White
* Orth
* Tyner
* Hunter
* Hostetler
* Peirce
* Lamb
* Johnston
* Brookshire
* Faris
* Henry
* Cromer
* Adair
* Vestal
* Boehne Jr.
* La Follette
* E. Mitchell
* Denton
* Merrill
* Denton
* Zion
* Hayes
* Cornwell
* Deckard
* McCloskey
* Hostettler
* Ellsworth
* Bucshon

9th district|

* Sample
* Cathcart
* Fitch
* Eddy
* Shanks
* Cason
* M. White
* Orth
* Doxey
* Ward
* Cheadle
* Waugh
* Hanly
* Landis
* Morrison
* Purnell
* Crowe
* E. Wilson
* Hogan
* E. Wilson
* L. Hamilton
* B. Hill
* Sodrel
* B. Hill
* Young
* Hollingsworth
* Houchin

10th district|

* Kennedy
* Rockhill
* Harlan
* Brenton
* Chamberlain
* Case
* W. Mitchell
* Edgerton
* Defrees
* W. Williams
* Sayler
* Haymond
* Calkins
* Motte
* T. Wood
* W. Owen
* Patton
* Hammond
* Hatch
* E. Crumpacker
* Peterson
* W. Wood
* Gray
* Springer
* Harvey
* Harmon
* Harvey
* Roudebush
* Dennis
* Sharp
* Jacobs Jr.
* J. Carson

11th district|

* Harlan
* Pettit
* Shanks
* McDowell
* Stilwell
* Shanks
* Packard
* J. Evans
* Cowgill
* Steele
* Martin
* Steele
* Landis
* Rauch
* Kraus
* Cook
* Hall
* Griswold
* Larrabee
* Ludlow
* Jacobs Sr.
* Brownson
* Barr
* Bruce
* Jacobs Jr.
* Hudnut
* Jacobs Jr.

12th district|

* A. Hamilton
* Colerick
* Lowry
* J. B. White
* McClellan
* McNagny
* Leighty
* J. M. Robinson
* Gilbert
* Gilhams
* Cline
* Fairfield
* Hogg
* Ludlow

13th district|

* Baker
* Calkins
* Shively
* Ford
* Shively
* Conn
* Royse
* Brick
* Barnhart
* Hickey
* Pettengill

At-large|

* Hendricks
* Jennings
* Packard / Orth / W. Williams

Territory|

* Parke
* Thomas
* Jennings

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