John Pugh (Pennsylvania)
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John Pugh 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 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.
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
.
Pugh was born in Hilltown Township, Pennsylvania
Hilltown Township, Pennsylvania
Hilltown Township is a township in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 15,029 at the 2010 census. Hilltown is part of Pennridge School District.-Geography:...
. He briefly served in the American Revolutionary War
American Revolutionary War
The American Revolutionary War , the American War of Independence, or simply the Revolutionary War, began as a war between the Kingdom of Great Britain and thirteen British colonies in North America, and ended in a global war between several European great powers.The war was the result of the...
as a captain in the Pennsylvania militia. He engaged in agricultural and mercantile pursuits, and served as justice of the peace
Justice of the Peace
A justice of the peace is a puisne judicial officer elected or appointed by means of a commission to keep the peace. Depending on the jurisdiction, they might dispense summary justice or merely deal with local administrative applications in common law jurisdictions...
. He was a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
Pennsylvania House of Representatives
The Pennsylvania House of Representatives is the lower house of the bicameral Pennsylvania General Assembly, the legislature of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. There are 203 members, elected for two year terms from single member districts....
from 1800 to 1804.
Pugh was elected as a Republican to the Ninth
9th United States Congress
- Senate :* President: George Clinton * President pro tempore: Samuel Smith - House of Representatives :* Speaker: Nathaniel Macon -Members:This list is arranged by chamber, then by state...
and Tenth
10th United States Congress
- House of Representatives :- Senate :*President: George Clinton *President pro tempore: Samuel Smith , elected April 16, 1808** Stephen R. Bradley , elected December 28, 1808** John Milledge , elected January 30, 1809...
Congresses. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1808
United States House election, 1808
The U.S. House election, 1808 was an election for the United States House of Representatives to the Eleventh United States Congress. Voting in the various states took place between April 1808 and May 1809 with the Congress meeting on May 22, 1809.Although Democratic-Republicans maintained control...
to the Eleventh
11th United States Congress
- House of Representatives :-Leadership:- Senate :* President: George Clinton * President pro tempore:** John Milledge ** Andrew Gregg , elected June 26, 1809** John Gaillard , elected February 28, 1810...
Congress. He was register of wills and recorder of deeds
Recorder of deeds
Recorder of deeds is a government office tasked with maintaining public records and documents, especially records relating to real estate ownership that provide persons other than the owner of a property with real rights over that property.-Background:...
of Bucks County, Pennsylvania
Bucks County, Pennsylvania
- Industry and commerce :The boroughs of Bristol and Morrisville were prominent industrial centers along the Northeast Corridor during World War II. Suburban development accelerated in Lower Bucks in the 1950s with the opening of Levittown, Pennsylvania, the second such "Levittown" designed by...
, from 1810 to 1821. He died in Doylestown, Pennsylvania
Doylestown, Pennsylvania
Doylestown is a borough in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, north of Philadelphia. As of the 2010 census, the borough population was 8,380. The borough is the county seat of Bucks County.- History :...
and was buried in the Presbyterian Churchyard.