| Samuel Cluckston | |
|---|---|
| Member of the House of Representatives of the Colony of Connecticut from Norwalk | |
| In office October 1739 – October 1740Serving with James Lockwood | |
| Preceded by | Joseph Platt, John Betts, Jr. |
| Succeeded by | James Lockwood, Thomas Benedict |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 17, 1696 Fairfield, Connecticut Colony |
| Died | 1751 Norwalk, Connecticut Colony |
| Spouse | Deborah Ketchum |
| Children | Mary Cluckstone Perry |
| Residence(s) | Norwalk, Connecticut Colony |
| Occupation | Hat manufacturer |
| Military service | |
| Rank | Captain |
Samuel Cluckston (also Samuel Cluxton, Samuel Cluckstone and Samuel Klugston) (November 17, 1696 – 1751) was a member of the House of Representatives of the Colony of Connecticut from Norwalk in the sessions of October 1739 and May 1740. He was Norwalk town treasurer for several years.
He was the son of Michael Cluckston, and Mary Wakeman of Fairfield.
He established a hat manufacturing business in Norwalk as early as 1709. He was the first known hat maker in Norwalk, which would become Norwalk's largest industry by 1845.
One of the founding members of St. Paul's on the Green.
References
- An Historical Discourse in Commemoration of the Two-hundredth Anniversary of the Settlement of Norwalk, Connecticut
- ^ "Ancestral File," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.2.1/M71N-WJB : accessed 2014-06-02), entry for Samuel CLUGSTON.
- ^ Stamford Advocate
- The Rise of Organized Labor in Nineteenth Century Connecticut Case Study: The South Norwalk Hatters
- Norwalk
| Preceded byJoseph Platt John Betts, Jr. |
Member of the House of Representatives of the Colony of Connecticut from Norwalk October 1739 – October 1740 With: James Lockwood |
Succeeded byJames Lockwood Thomas Benedict |