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  Cluett, Ernest Harold
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NameErnest Harold Cluett
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Troy, New York , United States
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Born July 13, 1874
Died February 04, 1954 (79 years)
ContributorThomas Walker
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InfoCLUETT, Ernest Harold, a Representative from New York; born in Troy, N.Y., July 13, 1874; attended the public schools; was graduated from Albany (N.Y.) Academy in 1892 and from Williams College, Williamstown, Mass., in 1896; also studied at Oxford University in England; treasurer of Cluett, Peabody & Co. 1900-1916, vice president 1916-1929, and chairman of the board of directors 1929-1937; head of the employment division of the Watervliet (N.Y.) Government Arsenal in 1918; served on a special mission to France for the Y.M.C.A. in 1918; member of the National War Work Council; unsuccessful candidate for election to the United States Senate in 1934; elected as a Republican to the Seventy-fifth, Seventy-sixth, and Seventy-seventh Congresses (January 3, 1937-January 3, 1943); was not a candidate for renomination in 1942; retired from public life and resided in Palm Beach, Fla., and Troy, N.Y.; died in Troy, N.Y., February 4, 1954; interment in Oakwood Cemetery.



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  11/05/1940 NY District 29 Won 63.71% (+29.98%)
  11/08/1938 NY District 29 Won 65.02% (+30.29%)
  11/03/1936 NY District 29 Won 61.31% (+24.70%)
  11/06/1934 NY US Senate Lost 36.87% (-18.47%)
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