Preceded by Meredith P. Gentry Role Politician Name Robert Bugg | Political party Whig Succeeded by John V. Wright Party Whig Party | |
Born January 20, 1805
Boydton, Virginia ( 1805-01-20 ) Spouse(s) Martha Patsy Laird Bugg Children Ann Mariah Bugg Zachariah Pennington Bugg
John Laird Bugg
Sarah Elizabeth Bugg
Robert Malone Bugg
Henry Martin Bugg
Samantha Bugg
George Booth Bugg
Martha Mildred Bugg Profession teacher farmer
politician Died February 18, 1887, Lynnville, Tennessee, United States | ||
Robert Malone Bugg was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for Tennessee's 7th congressional district.
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Biography
Bugg was born in Boydton, Virginia in Mecklenburg County on January 20, 1805, the son of John and Sarah Malone Bugg. He attended public schools. He married Martha Patsy Laird, and they had nine children, Ann Mariah, Zachariah Pennington, John Laird, Sarah Elizabeth, Robert Malone, Henry Martin, Samantha, George Booth, and Martha Mildred.
Career
Bugg moved to Tennessee, and settled in Williamson County in 1825, where he taught school for several years. He then moved to Giles County and engaged in agricultural pursuits. He was a justice of the peace in 1840. He served as a member of the Tennessee House of Representatives in 1851 and 1852.
Elected as a Whig to the Thirty-third Congress, Bugg served from March 4, 1853 to March 3, 1855, but he declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1854. He resumed agricultural pursuits, and served in the Tennessee Senate in 1871 and 1872.
Death
Bugg died in Lynnville, Tennessee in Giles County on February 18, 1887 (age 82 years, 29 days). He is interred at McLaurine Cemetery near Lynnville, Tennessee.