August Klecka

August Klecka
Baltimore City Council 2ndDistrict
In office
1915–1933
Personal details
Born (1878-02-02)2 February 1878
Baltimore, Maryland
Died 12 August 1946(1946-08-12) (aged 68)
Baltimore, Maryland
Political party Democratic
Spouse(s) Lillian

August Klecka was a Czech-American politician and newspaper editor. He was a member of the Baltimore City Council from 1915 to 1933, representing Ward 7. Upon his election in 1915, Klecka became the first Czech-American to be elected to the Baltimore City Council.[1] He was a leading personality in the Czech community and for Czech Democrats in Baltimore.[2] Klecka represented Czech voters and ran the Slavic Building and Loan Association.[3]

Starting in 1929, Klecka served as the editor of the Telegraf, a Czech-language newspaper in Baltimore.[1]

He was appointed as Federal Marshal for the state of Maryland by Franklin D. Roosevelt, serving from 1933 to 1946.[4]

After Klecka's death in 1946, his wife Lillian took over his role as Ward 7's most important political figure.[3]

August Klecka's grave at the Bohemian National Cemetery in Baltimore.

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References

  1. 1 2 Chapelle, Suzanne Ellery Greene (1980). Baltimore: An Illustrated History. Woodland Hills, California: Windsor Publications. p. 156. ISBN 0897810090.
  2. ↑ Rechcigl, Jr., Miloslav (2013). Czech American Timeline: Chronology of Milestones in the History of Czechs in America. Bloomington, Indiana: AuthorHouse LLC. p. 132. ISBN 1491824840. Retrieved May 10, 2014.
  3. 1 2 Durr, Kenneth D. (2003). Behind the Backlash: White Working-Class Politics in Baltimore, 1940-1980. Chapel Hill, North Carolina: University of North Carolina Press. p. 225. ISBN 0-8078-2764-9. Retrieved May 10, 2014.
  4. ↑ "U.S Marshals For The District Of Maryland". Maryland State Archives. Retrieved 2014-05-10.

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