Harold K. Claypool

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 (1886-06-02)June 2, 1886 Bainbridge, Ross County, Ohio
Died	August 2, 1958(1958-08-02) (aged 72) 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 19th-century American businessman and politician who for three terms was a U.S. Representative from Ohio from 1937 to 1943.

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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