Ernest Harold Cluett (July 13, 1874 – February 4, 1954) was an American businessman and politician from Troy, New York.

Cluett was a native of Troy, and was educated at The Albany Academy, Williams College, and Christ Church, Oxford.

In addition to his business career, Cluett was active in government and civic causes, including promoting improvements to the Port of Albany–Rensselaer and Hudson River.

During his congressional service, Cluett secured federal approval for the waterways improvements he had long supported, as well as new post office buildings for Troy and several nearby towns.

[2] In 1896, he received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Williams College, where he was a member of Delta Psi (St. Anthony Hall).

[4] During World War I, Cluett was head of the employment division of the federal government's Watervliet Arsenal.

[1] In addition, he served as vice chairman of the Rensselaer County chapter of the American Red Cross.

[5] A Republican, in 1912, Cluett was a candidate for presidential elector; he was pledged to incumbent William Howard Taft, but New York was carried by the Democratic nominee, Woodrow Wilson.

[6] In 1924, he was a delegate to the National Rivers and Harbors Congress that advocated for commercial improvements to America's waterways.

[4] In addition, he obtained navigation and shipping improvements to the Port of Albany–Rensselaer and Hudson River, and new post office buildings in Troy and several other nearby communities.