Preceded by William Helmick Name Robert Nugen Succeeded by James R. Morris Role U.S. representative | Party Democratic Party Political party Democratic | |
Born July 16, 1809
Washington County, Pennsylvania ( 1809-07-16 ) Died February 28, 1872, Newcomerstown, Ohio, United States | ||
Resting place Newcomerstown Cemetery | ||
Robert Hunter Nugen (July 16, 1809 – February 28, 1872) was a U.S. Representative from Ohio during the American Civil War.
Born near Hallidays Cove, Washington County, Pennsylvania, Nugen moved to Ohio in 1811 with his parents, who settled in Columbiana County, Ohio. He received a limited education. He moved to Tuscarawas County in 1828 and engaged in agricultural pursuits, as well as being a contractor for some time. He held several local political offices and was delegate to the Democratic National Convention at Charleston in 1860.
Nugen was elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-seventh Congress (March 4, 1861 - March 3, 1863).
Retiring from politics, Nugen was the superintendent of the Ohio Canal until his death in Newcomerstown, Ohio, on February 28, 1872. He was interred in Newcomerstown Cemetery.