About William W. Pugh
Lived 1811 – 1906 (aged 94). William W. Pugh was an American politician.
William Whitmell Hill Pugh was an American state legislator in Louisiana who served as the 22nd speaker of the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1856 to 1859. He represented Assumption Parish in the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1846 to 1847 and 1854 to 1859 as part of the Democratic Party.
Pugh was a colonel in a regiment of the Assumption militia. He married William Ann Thompson in 1831 and then married Josephine W. Nicholls in 1844. He fathered a total of 14 children.
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Who was William W. Pugh?
American politician (1811-1906)
When was William W. Pugh born?
William W. Pugh was born on 18 January 1811.
When did William W. Pugh die?
William W. Pugh died on 10 January 1906.
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William W. Pugh was a politician.
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William W. Pugh was American.
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