James T. Klein

{{Short description|American politician (1937–2022)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = James T. Klein | image = | image_size = 180px | office = Member of the Iowa House of Representatives | term_start = 1967 | term_end = 1971 | state_house2 = | term2 = | district2 = | birth_name = | 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}} | death_place = | party = Republican | spouse = | children = | relations = | alma_mater = }}

'''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.<ref name=":0" /> Following his college graduation, he was drafted into the United States Army Corps of Engineers and was honorably discharged in 1963.<ref name=":0" />

He served in the Iowa House of Representatives from 1967 to 1971 as a Republican.<ref name=":0">{{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}}</ref> Between legislative sessions, he worked as a planning analyst for Walker Manufacturing Company. Klein died on December 25, 2022, at the age of 85.<ref>{{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}}</ref>

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