Horatio C. Claypool
Horatio Clifford Claypool | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 11th district | |
In office March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1915 | |
Preceded by | Albert Douglas |
Succeeded by | Edwin D. Ricketts |
In office March 4, 1917 – March 3, 1919 | |
Preceded by | Edwin D. Ricketts |
Succeeded by | Edwin D. Ricketts |
Personal details | |
Born | McArthur, Ohio | February 9, 1859
Died | January 19, 1921 Columbus, Ohio | (aged 61)
Resting place | Grandview Cemetery, Chillicothe, Ohio |
Political party | Democratic |
Alma mater | National Normal University |
Horatio Clifford Claypool (February 9, 1859 – January 19, 1921) was a U.S. Representative from Ohio, father of Harold Kile Claypool and cousin of John Barney Peterson.
Born in McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio, Claypool attended the common schools, and was graduated from the normal school at Lebanon, Ohio, in 1880. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1882 and commenced practice in Chillicothe, Ohio. He served as prosecuting attorney of Ross County 1899–1903. Probate judge of the county 1905–1910.
Claypool was elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-second and Sixty-third Congresses (March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1915). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1914 to the Sixty-fourth Congress.
Claypool was elected to the Sixty-fifth Congress (March 4, 1917 – March 3, 1919). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1918 to the Sixty-sixth Congress. He resumed the practice of law in Chillicothe, Ohio. He died in Columbus, Ohio, January 19, 1921. He was interred in Grandview Cemetery, Chillicothe, Ross County, Ohio, USA.
Sources
- United States Congress. "Horatio C. Claypool (id: C000490)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
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- 1859 births
- 1921 deaths
- Members of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio
- People from McArthur, Ohio
- People from Chillicothe, Ohio
- National Normal University alumni
- Ohio Democrats
- County district attorneys in Ohio
- Burials at Grandview Cemetery (Chillicothe, Ohio)
- Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives