Eugene F. Loud

Eugene F. Loud

Eugene Francis Loud (born March 12, 1847 in Abington , Plymouth County , Massachusetts , †  December 19, 1908 in San Francisco , California ) was an American politician . Between 1891 and 1903 he represented the state of California in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Eugene Loud went to sea for some time in his youth before settling in California. Despite his youth, he took part in the civil war from 1862 as a soldier in a cavalry unit in the Union Army . After the war he returned to California, where he worked in the mining industry. He also studied law. Later he was employed by the San Francisco Customs Department and then by the city and county government. At the same time he began a political career as a member of the Republican Party . In 1884 he was elected to the California State Assembly .

In the congressional election of 1890 Loud was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the fifth constituency of California , where he succeeded Thomas J. Clunie on March 4, 1891 . After five re-elections, he was able to complete six legislative terms in Congress by March 3, 1903 . During this time the Spanish-American War of 1898 fell . From 1895 Loud was chairman of the Postal Committee.

In 1902 he was not reconfirmed. After his time in the US House of Representatives, Eugene Loud was no longer politically active. He died on December 19, 1908 in San Francisco.

Web links

• Eugene F. Loud in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Eugene F. Loud in the database of Find a Grave (English)