Harold K. Claypool

Harold Kile Claypool (born June 2, 1886 in Bainbridge , Ross County , Ohio , †  August 2, 1958 in Chillicothe , Ohio) was an American politician . Between 1937 and 1943 he represented the state of Ohio in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Harold Claypool was the son of Congressman Horatio C. Claypool (1859-1921) and a cousin of John B. Peterson (1850-1944), who represented Indiana in the US House of Representatives. He attended public schools in his homeland and then studied at Ohio State University in Columbus . He then worked in publishing. He edited the Hunter and Trader Magazine . At times he was also an assessor at the Probate Court ( Deputy Probate Judge ) in Ross County. Politically, he joined the Democratic Party , like his father once did .

In the 1936 congressional election , Claypool was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the eleventh constituency of Ohio , where he succeeded Peter Francis Hammond on January 3, 1937 . After two re-elections, he was able to complete three legislative terms in Congress by January 3, 1943 . By 1941, the last of the Roosevelt government's New Deal laws were passed there. Since 1941, the work of the Congress was also shaped by the events of World War II .

In 1942, Harold Claypool was not re-elected. After his time in the US House of Representatives, he worked in the publishing industry again. He also traded in office supplies. Between 1944 and 1953 he was US Marshal for the southern part of the state of Ohio. He died on August 2, 1958 in Chillicothe, where he was also buried.

Web links

• Harold K. Claypool in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Harold K. Claypool in the database of Find a Grave (English)