Harold K. Claypool
Harold Kile Claypool | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 11th district |
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In office January 3, 1937 – January 3, 1943 |
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Preceded by | Peter Francis Hammond |
Succeeded by | Walter E. Brehm |
Personal details | |
Born | Bainbridge, Ross County, Ohio |
June 2, 1886
Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Chillicothe, Ohio |
Resting place | Grandview Cemetery |
Political party | Democratic |
Alma mater | Ohio State University |
Harold Kile Claypool (June 2, 1886 – August 2, 1958) was a U.S. Representative from Ohio, son of Horatio Clifford Claypool and cousin of John Barney Peterson.
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.
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. He resumed the publishing and office supply business. He served as United States marshal for the southern district of Ohio from 1944 to 1953.
Claypool died in Chillicothe, Ohio, on August 2, 1958. He was interred in Grandview Cemetery, Chillicothe, Ross County, Ohio, USA.
Sources
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Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 11th congressional district January 3, 1937 – January 3, 1943 |
Succeeded by Walter E. Brehm |
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