E. Harold Cluett
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Ernest Harold Cluett (July 13, 1874 – February 4, 1954) was a United States Representative from New York. Born in Troy, he attended the public schools and was graduated from The Albany Academy in Albany, New York in 1892 and from Williams College, where he was a member of St. Anthony Hall, (in Williamstown, Massachusetts) in 1896; he also studied at Oxford University in England. He was treasurer of Cluett, Peabody & Co. from 1900 to 1916, vice president from 1916 to 1929, and chairman of the board of directors from 1929 to 1937. He was head of the employment division of the Watervliet Government Arsenal in 1918 and served on a special mission to France for the Y.M.C.A. in 1918. He was a member of the National War Work Council, and was an unsuccessful candidate for election to the United States Senate in 1934.
Cluett was elected as a Republican to the Seventy-fifth, Seventy-sixth, and Seventy-seventh Congresses, holding office from January 3, 1937 to January 3, 1943. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1942 and retired from public life, residing in Palm Beach, Florida and Troy. He died in Troy in 1954; interment was in Oakwood Cemetery.
| Preceded by Alanson B. Houghton |
Republican Nominee for U.S. Senate from New York (Class 3) 1934 |
Succeeded by Bruce F. Barton |
| Preceded by William D. Thomas |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 29th congressional district 1937–1943 |
Succeeded by Dean P. Taylor |
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| NAME | Cluett, Ernest Harold |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION | American politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 13, 1874 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Troy, New York, United States |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 4, 1954 |
| PLACE OF DEATH | Troy, New York, United States |
