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Clement Smoot

Clement Smoot, American golfer (died 1963)

Born
April 7, 1884
Died
January 19, 1963
Zodiac sign
Aries
Birth year
1884

About Clement Smoot

Clement Eyer Smoot was an American golfer who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics. Smoot was also a successful businessman as he founded an industrial lighting company called Smoot-Holman Electrical Company. In 1904, he was part of the American team which won the gold medal.

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The world when Clement Smoot was born

Clement Smoot was born in 1884. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineGrover Cleveland elected president
  • Technology milestoneFirst roller coaster opens at Coney Island
  • Notable inventionRoller coaster
  • World population~1.44B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderChester A. Arthur
  • U.S. population53.7M

1884 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Clement Smoot's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure18842026
Population53.7M341 million

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