Horatio C. Claypool

Horatio Clifford Claypool
Horatio Clifford Claypool
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	February 9, 1859; McArthur, Ohio
Died	January 19, 1921 (aged 61); Columbus, Ohio
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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U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Albert Douglas	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 11th congressional district March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1915	Succeeded by Edwin D. Ricketts
Preceded by Edwin D. Ricketts	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 11th congressional district March 4, 1917 – March 3, 1919	Succeeded by Edwin D. Ricketts

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