Harold K. Claypool
American politician
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Harold Kile Claypool (June 2, 1886 – August 2, 1958) was a 19th-century American businessman and politician who for three terms was a U.S. representative from Ohio from 1937 to 1943.
June 2, 1886
Harold K. Claypool | |
|---|---|
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 11th district | |
| In office January 3, 1937 – January 3, 1943 | |
| Preceded by | Peter Francis Hammond |
| Succeeded by | Walter E. Brehm |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Harold Kile Claypool June 2, 1886 |
| Died | August 2, 1958 (aged 72) Chillicothe, Ohio, U.S. |
| Resting place | Grandview Cemetery |
| Party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | Ohio State University |
He was the son of Horatio Clifford Claypool and cousin of John Barney Peterson.
Biography
Born in Bainbridge, Ross County, Ohio, Claypool attended the public schools and Ohio State University at Columbus. He engaged in the publishing business at Columbus, Ohio, and published Hunter and Trader Magazine. He was deputy probate judge of Ross County, Ohio.
Congress
Claypool was elected as a Democrat to the Seventy-fifth, Seventy-sixth, and Seventy-seventh Congresses (January 3, 1937 – January 3, 1943).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1942 to the Seventy-eighth Congress.
Later career
He resumed the publishing and office supply business. He served as United States marshal for the southern district of Ohio from 1944 to 1953.
Death and burial
Claypool died in Chillicothe, Ohio, on August 2, 1958. He was interred in Grandview Cemetery, Chillicothe, Ross County, Ohio, USA.
Sources
- United States Congress. "Harold K. Claypool (id: C000489)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
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