John Pugh
American politician
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| Intro | American politician | |
| Places | United States of America | |
| was | Politician Judge Justice of the Peace | |
| Work field | Law Politics | |
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| Birth | 2 June 1761, Hilltown Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA | |
| Death | 13 July 1842Doylestown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA (aged 81 years) | |
| Star sign | Gemini |
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John Pugh (June 2, 1761 – July 13, 1842) was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.
Pugh was born in Hilltown Township, Pennsylvania. He briefly served in the American Revolutionary War as a captain in the Pennsylvania militia. He engaged in agricultural and mercantile pursuits, and served as justice of the peace. He was a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 1800 to 1804.
Pugh was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the Ninth and Tenth Congresses. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1808 to the Eleventh Congress. He was register of wills and recorder of deeds of Bucks County, Pennsylvania, from 1810 to 1821. He died in Doylestown, Pennsylvania and was buried in the Presbyterian Churchyard.