Robert C. Eckhardt

Robert C. Eckhardt, 1979

Robert Christian Eckhardt (born July 16, 1913 in Austin , Texas , †  November 13, 2001 there ) was an American politician . Between 1967 and 1981 he represented the state of Texas in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Robert Eckhardt was a relative of three congressmen. Rudolph Kleberg (1847–1924) was his great-uncle, Harry M. Wurzbach (1874–1931) was his uncle and Richard M. Kleberg (1887–1955) was his cousin. Until 1939 he studied law at the University of Texas, among other things. During World War II , he served in the United States Army from 1942 to 1944 . He then served as District Director for the Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs , an agency in the Executive Office , in 1944 and 1945 . Politically, he became a member of the Democratic Party . Between 1958 and 1966 he was a member of the Texas House of Representatives .

In the 1966 congressional election , Eckhardt was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in the eighth constituency of Texas , where he succeeded Lera Millard Thomas on January 3, 1967 . After six re-elections, he was able to complete seven legislative terms in Congress by January 3, 1981 . During this time, the Vietnam War and the final phase of the civil rights movement took place, as well as the Watergate affair in 1974 . In 1980 he was defeated by Republican Jack Fields .

After the end of his time in the US House of Representatives, Robert Eckhardt withdrew from politics. He died on November 13, 2001 in Austin, where he was also buried.

Web links

• Robert C. Eckhardt in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Robert C. Eckhardt in the database of Find a Grave (English)