Harvey H. Cluff

Who was Harvey H. Cluff?

Harvey H. Cluff was a business, civic and educational leader in late-19th-century Provo, Utah.

Cluff was born in Kirtland, Ohio. He was a son of David Cluff and his wife the former Elizabeth Hall. David and Elizabeth had eleven sons and one daughter. David Cluff had come to Kirtland to learn more of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and meet with Joseph Smith, Jr. The family later moved to Jackson County, Missouri, Springfield, Illinois and then in 1840 to Nauvoo, Illinois. He was a Mormon pioneer and settled in Utah Territory.

In the 1850s Cluff ran a factory that manufactured furniture. Also in the 1850s Cluff was among those who assisted in the rescue of the Martin and Willie Handcart companies. In January 1857 Cluff married Maragaret Ann Foster. They were the parents of three sons and a daughter, who all died as children.

Cluff served in the Nauvoo Legion during the Utah War. He later headed the Provo Lumber and Manufacturing Company. During the 1850s and 1860s Cluff served three terms on the Provo City Council. In 1860 he along with four of his brothers established a dance hall and theatre in Provo.