Jacob J. Pugsley

Who was Jacob J. Pugsley?

Jacob Joseph Pugsley was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.

Born in Dutchess County, New York, Pugsley moved to Ohio with his parents in 1839. He graduated from Miami University, Oxford, Ohio. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Dayton, Ohio. He moved to Hillsboro, Ohio, and continued the practice of law. He served as member of the State house of representatives 1880-1883. He served in the Ohio Senate in 1886 and 1887.

Pugsley was elected as a Republican to the Fiftieth and Fifty-first Congresses. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1890.

He died in Hillsboro, Ohio on February 5, 1920. He was interred in Hillsboro Cemetery.

Gravestone of Jacob J. Pugsley at Hillsboro Cemetery in Hillsboro, Ohio.