John Pugh (Pennsylvania)

John Pugh ( born June 2, 1761 Hilltown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, † July 13, 1842 in Doylestown, Pennsylvania ) was an American politician. Between 1805 and 1809 he represented the State of Pennsylvania in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

John Pugh attended the public schools of his home. In the 1770s he joined the American Revolution and took part in the Revolutionary War times. He brought it up to the captain. He then worked in trade and agriculture. He was also justice of the peace in his home. Politically, he was a member of the end of the 1790s by Thomas Jefferson founded the Democratic-Republican Party. Between 1800 and 1804 he sat as an MP in the House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.

In the congressional elections of 1804 Pugh was in the second electoral district of Pennsylvania in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC chosen, where he became the successor of Isaac Van Horne on March 4, 1805. After a re-election he was able to complete in Congress until March 3, 1809 two legislative sessions. In 1808, he was not confirmed in his mandate. After his time in the U.S. House of Representatives was John Pugh 1810-1821 Notary in Bucks County. He died on July 13, 1842 in Doylestown.