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Samuel Johnson Pugh

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Preceded by
  
Thomas H. Paynter

Profession
  
Lawyer

Party
  
Republican Party

Resting place
  
Greenlawn Cemetery

Name
  
Samuel Pugh

Political party
  
Republican

Role
  
U.S. representative

Resigned
  
March 3, 1901

Alma mater
  
Centre College

Education
  
Centre College


Samuel Johnson Pugh

Born
  
January 28, 1850 Greenup County, Kentucky (
1850-01-28
)

Died
  
April 17, 1922, Vanceburg, Kentucky, United States

Succeeded by
  
James Nicholas Kehoe

Samuel Johnson Pugh (January 28, 1850 – April 17, 1922) was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky.

Born in Greenup County, Kentucky, Pugh moved with his parents to Lewis County in 1852. He attended Chandler's Select School, Rand's Academy, and Centre College, Danville, Kentucky.

He studied law and was admitted to the bar, commencing practice in Vanceburg, Kentucky.

He held the following positions:

  • City attorney, 1872–1873
  • Master commissioner of the circuit court, 1874–1880
  • County attorney, 1878–1886
  • County judge, 1886–1890
  • Delegate to the State constitutional convention, 1890–1891
  • State senator, 1893–1894

    • Pugh was elected as a Republican to the 54th, 55th, and 56th Congresses (March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1901).

    He resumed the practice of law in Vanceburg, Kentucky and died there April 17, 1922. He was interred in Woodland Cemetery.

    References

    Samuel Johnson Pugh Wikipedia
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