Background
VON KLOCK, Max Otto was born on January 17, 1864 in Altshausen, Wuerttemberg, Germany. Son of Maximilian Nepomuk and Emma Franziska (Cordil) Von Klock.
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Max Otto VON KLOCK
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Latin High Schools, Canstatt and Wertheim. Universities of Freiburg, Breisgau and Greifswald.
Career
Chancellor, since 1904. Acting Consul, Republic of Peru since 1912, at Boston. Acting Consul. Ecuador, at Boston, 1909-1929.
Vice Consul Costa Rica. Boston. 1910; Consul of Costa Rica. Boston, 1911; Vice Consul.
1911, Consul. 1913, of Uruguay, at Boston. Reappointed Consul of Costa Rica at Boston, 1920. Secretary Boston Branch, German American National.
Alliance of United States, 1914-1917. Secretary Massachusetts State Branch. German American National.
Alliance of United States, 1914-1917. Secretary German Relief Committee for Boston and Vicinity, 1914-1917. Secretary Citizens’ Relief Committee, 1917-1918.
Membership
Member: A.T. Teutonia, Greifswald (charnor City, 1916-1917, Chamber Commerce, Margate City, 1922-1925. President Journalists Club, Atlantic City, 1924. Member Board Mgrs., New Jersey Memorial Home for Disabled Soldiers, Sailors and their Wives and Widows, Vineland, New Jersey, 1926-1929.
State Historian, American Legion, New Jersey Department 1923-1924. Assistant Chief Engineer, Margate City Fire Department, since 1923. State Commander United Spanish War Veterans., New Jersey Department.
1923-1924; Executive Officer 57 Brigadier, N.J.N.G., Camden, New Jersey, since 1924. Private, Corporation, Sergeant, Company F. 4 New Jersey Volunteer Infantry., Spanish-American War, 1898-1899.
First Lieutenant 114 Infantry., 29 Division., World War, 1917-1919. Enlisted, Company F., 6 Regiment, N.J.N.G., 1897. Commander Second Lieutenant.
1902, First Lieutenant, 1904, Captain, 1908. Resigned, 1911; re-enlisted, 1913. Commander First Lieutenant, 1913-1917, Major, 1924.
Organizer and past Post Commander, James Harvey Post No. 144, American Legion, Ventnor, New Jersey. Past Company Commander, Atlantic Company Committee, American Legion.
Past Commander, Colonel John Jacob Astor Camp No. 28, United Spanish War Veterans., Atlantic City, New Jersey. Patriotic Instructor., Lieutenant J. Willis Gale Post No.
215, Vet. Foreign Wars. Member Atlantic City Garrison, Army and Navy Union. Publisher, Atlantic Free Press, 1896-1898, Fraternal Herald, 1904-1906, Atlantic City Freie Presse, 1908-1909, Ventnor News, 1908-1917.
Managing Education Ventnor News, 1927-1928. Feature writer same, 1921-1924. Special writer Atlantic City Press, 1919-1921.
Editor Atlantic City Evening Union, 1905-1907. Member: & Master of Arts. M.O.V.P.M.R.; Shriners.
Eastern Star; Sojourners. Independent Order of Odd Fellows. O. R.M. •„ Ancient Order of United Workmen.
Elks; N.J State Rifle Association. Atlantic City Firemen’s Association. 29th Division. Association Clubs: Atlantic City Exchange, Press.
Journalists, Margate City Republican.
Connections
Spouse Annie Henriette Laura Fallenstein von Muehlen, August 31, 1889, Boston, Massachusetts.
