John F. Nugent
John Frost Nugent (born June 28, 1868 in La Grande , Union County , Oregon , † September 18, 1931 in Silver Spring , Maryland ) was an American politician ( Democratic Party ) who represented the state of Idaho in the US Senate .
After graduating from school, John Nugent worked as a miner in Idaho and Australia . After returning to the United States, he studied law , was admitted to the bar in 1898 and opened a practice in Silver City . From 1899 to 1906 he held the office of district attorney in Owyhee County .
In January 1918, Idaho's Governor Moses Alexander appointed Nugent to succeed the late US Senator James H. Brady . In the by-election in November of the same year, he then prevailed against the former governor Frank Gooding and thus could have completely ended Brady's term of office, which lasted until March 1921. However, he resigned from the Senate in January 1921 after losing the election for a separate term to Gooding. Nugent accepted an appointment from US President Woodrow Wilson to the Federal Trade Commission and prematurely handed over his mandate to Gooding.
In 1926 Nugent made one more attempt to be elected to the Senate. However, he not only lost to Gooding, but even finished third behind HF Samuels from the Progressive Party . This ended his political career; after that he only worked as a lawyer in Washington.
Web links
- John F. Nugent in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
- John F. Nugent in the database of Find a Grave (English)
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| SURNAME | Nugent, John F. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Nugent, John Frost |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 28, 1868 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | La Grande , Oregon |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 18, 1931 |
| Place of death | Silver Spring , Maryland |