Samuel Johnson Pugh

Samuel Johnson Pugh

Samuel Johnson Pugh (born January 28, 1850 in Greenup County , Kentucky , †  April 17, 1922 in Vanceburg , Kentucky) was an American politician . Between 1895 and 1901 he represented the state of Kentucky in the US House of Representatives .

Career

In 1852 Samuel Pugh moved with his parents to Lewis County . He attended Chandler's Select School , Rand's Academy, and Center College in Danville . After studying law and being admitted to the bar, he began working in this profession in Vanceburg. In 1872 and 1873 he was a city lawyer there. From 1874 to 1880 he worked as a master commissioner at the district court. He was also a district attorney from 1878 to 1886 and a district judge from 1886 to 1890.

Politically, Pugh was a member of the Republican Party . In 1890 and 1891 he served as a delegate to meetings to revise the Kentucky constitution. From 1893 to 1894 he was a member of the State Senate . In the congressional elections of 1894 he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the ninth constituency of Kentucky , where he succeeded Thomas H. Paynter on March 4, 1895 . After two re-elections, he was able to complete three legislative terms in Congress by March 3, 1901 . During this time the Spanish-American War fell .

After leaving the US House of Representatives, Samuel Pugh withdrew from politics. In the following years he practiced as a lawyer again. He died in Vanceburg on April 17, 1922.

Web links

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• Samuel Johnson Pugh in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Samuel Johnson Pugh in the database of Find a Grave (English)