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Thomas Kleppe dies after a public career and environmental stewardship, 2007

Also Thomas Kleppe obituary 2007

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TypeEvent
Date2007-05
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Date
2007-05
Kind
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Modern era
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Summary

The May 2007 Beaver Beacon reported the passing of Thomas Kleppe, husband of Glen Loew Kleppe of Loew’s Lodge. It recalled his career as Bismarck mayor, North Dakota politician, U.S. representative, and Secretary of the Interior, along with his environmental actions.

Evidence limits

The notice gives no exact death date and is not an independent biographical or civil record.

Sources

See the sources block above.

Sources

  1. Beaver Beacon, May 2007, “Thomas Kleppe.”
    Reports Kleppe’s passing at age 87, his public career from Bismarck mayor and congressman to Secretary of the Interior, and his environmental stewardship. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2007-05_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held issue scan confirms the notice.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2007-05_Beaver-Beacon

Added 7 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Thomas Kleppe dies after a public career and environmental stewardship, 2007”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-thomas-kleppe-death-2007/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, May 2007, “Thomas Kleppe.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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