Samuel Cluckston
Samuel Cluckston | |
|---|---|
| Member of the House of Representatives of the Colony of Connecticut from Norwalk[1] | |
| In office October 1739 – October 1740 Serving with James Lockwood | |
| Preceded by | Joseph Platt, John Betts, Jr. |
| Succeeded by | James Lockwood, Thomas Benedict |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 17, 1696 [2] Fairfield, Connecticut Colony[2] |
| Died | 1751 Norwalk, Connecticut Colony[2] |
| 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.[3]
He was the son of Michael Cluckston, and Mary Wakeman of Fairfield.[2]
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.[3][4]
One of the founding members of St. Paul's on the Green.[5]
References
- ^ An Historical Discourse in Commemoration of the Two-hundredth Anniversary of the Settlement of Norwalk, Connecticut
- ^ a b c d "Ancestral File," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.2.1/M71N-WJB : accessed 2014-06-02), entry for Samuel CLUGSTON.
- ^ a b Stamford Advocate
- ^ The Rise of Organized Labor in Nineteenth Century Connecticut Case Study: The South Norwalk Hatters
- ^ Norwalk