George E. Pugh
| George Ellis Pugh | |
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| United States Senator from Ohio |
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| In office March 4, 1855 – March 4, 1861 |
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| Preceded by | Salmon P. Chase |
| Succeeded by | Salmon P. Chase |
| 3rd Ohio Attorney General | |
| In office January 12, 1852 – January 9, 1854 |
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| Preceded by | Joseph McCormick |
| Succeeded by | George Wythe McCook |
| Member of the Ohio House of Representatives from the Hamilton County district |
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| In office December 4, 1848 – December 1, 1850 Serving with Alexander Long and five others |
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| Preceded by | four others |
| Succeeded by | five others |
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| Born | November 28, 1822 Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Resting place | Spring Grove Cemetery |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Theresa Chalfant |
| Children | three |
| Alma mater | Miami University |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
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George Ellis Pugh (November 28, 1822 – July 19, 1876) was a Democratic politician from Ohio. He served in the U.S. Senate.
Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, Pugh attended Miami University. He began practicing law in 1843, later serving as a Captain in the 4th Ohio Regiment in the Mexican-American War. After serving in the Ohio House of Representatives from 1848 to 1850, he served as State Attorney General from 1852 to 1854. Pugh served a single term in the United States Senate from 1855 to 1861, losing a re-election bid to Salmon P. Chase, whom he had replaced. Pugh ran for the Lieutenant Governorship in 1863 and the United States House of Representatives in 1864, losing both times.
George Ellis Pugh descended from Ellis Pugh, Sr. (1656–1718), an early Welsh immigrant to Pennsylvania. Ellis was a Quaker minister who, with his wife Sinah, emigrated to Pennsylvania to escape religious persecution in 1686. George's branch of this line migrated from Philadelphia to Prince George, Virginia, Bush River, South Carolina and Cincinnati, Ohio. George was the son of Lot and Rachel (Anthony) Pugh, who were married in Hamilton County, Ohio, on July 7, 1814. George had three brothers and a sister.
Pugh married Theresa Chalfant in 1840 and had three children, Robert Chalfont, Nina Theresa and Thomas. He became a Roman Catholic in 1855.[1]
References
- ↑
Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). . Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
External links
- George E. Pugh at Find a Grave
- . Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography. 1900.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
| United States Senate | ||
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| Preceded by Salmon P. Chase |
U.S. Senator (Class 3) from Ohio 1855–1861 Served alongside: Benjamin F. Wade |
Succeeded by Salmon P. Chase |
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- 1822 births
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- Ohio Attorneys General
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- United States Senators from Ohio
- Politicians from Cincinnati, Ohio
- Miami University alumni
- Democratic Party United States Senators
- Ohio Democrats
- American military personnel of the Mexican–American War
- Burials at Spring Grove Cemetery
