Samuel Cluckston (also Samuel Cluxton, Samuel Cluckstone and Samuel Klugston) (November 17, 1696 – 1751) was a member of the

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of the

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from Norwalk in the sessions of October 1739 and May 1740. He was Norwalk town treasurer for several years.Stamford Advocate
/ref> 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.
/ref> One of the founding members of St. Paul's on the Green.Norwalk
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Cluckston, Samuel 1696 births 1751 deaths American Episcopalians City and town treasurers in the United States American milliners Members of the Connecticut House of Representatives Politicians from Norwalk, Connecticut