James T. Klein
{{Short description|American politician (1937–2022)}}
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| office = Member of the Iowa House of Representatives
| term_start = 1967
| term_end = 1971
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| birth_date = {{birth date|1937|7|31}}
| birth_place = Alton, Iowa, U.S.
| death_date = {{death date and age|2022|12|25|1937|7|31}}
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| party = Republican
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James Tackett Klein (July 31, 1937 – December 25, 2022) was an American politician in the state of Iowa.
Biography
Klein was born in Alton, Iowa. He graduated from Alton Public High School in 1955 and received a B.A. from Buena Vista College in 1961. Following his college graduation, he was drafted into the United States Army Corps of Engineers and was honorably discharged in 1963.
He served in the Iowa House of Representatives from 1967 to 1971 as a Republican.{{cite web|url=https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/legislator/legislatorAllYears?personID=500|title=State Representative|author=Iowa Legislative Services Agency|publisher=|accessdate=2 January 2015}} Between legislative sessions, he worked as a planning analyst for Walker Manufacturing Company. Klein died on December 25, 2022, at the age of 85.{{Cite web |title=James Klein Obituary (1937 - 2022) - Legacy Remembers |url=https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/legacyremembers/james-klein-obituary?id=38598599 |access-date=2024-12-13 |website=Legacy.com}}
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Category:People from Alton, Iowa
Category:Businesspeople from Iowa
Category:Republican Party members of the Iowa House of Representatives
Category:20th-century members of the Iowa General Assembly
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