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 byJoseph Platt,
John Betts, Jr.
Succeeded byJames Lockwood,
Thomas Benedict
Personal details
BornNovember 17, 1696 [2]
Fairfield, Connecticut Colony[2]
Died1751
Norwalk, Connecticut Colony[2]
SpouseDeborah Ketchum
ChildrenMary Cluckstone Perry
Residence(s)Norwalk, Connecticut Colony
OccupationHat manufacturer
Military service
RankCaptain

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]

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