Samuel Johnson Pugh

Who was Samuel Johnson Pugh?

Samuel Johnson Pugh was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky.

Born in Greenup County, Kentucky, Pugh moved with his parents to Lewis County in 1852. He attended Chandler's Select School, Rand's Academy, and Centre College, Danville, Kentucky.

He studied law and was admitted to the bar, commencing practice in Vanceburg, Kentucky.

He held the following positions:

City attorney, 1872–1873

Master commissioner of the circuit court, 1874–1880

County attorney, 1878–1886

County judge, 1886–1890

Delegate to the State constitutional convention, 1890–1891

State senator, 1893–1894

Pugh was elected as a Republican to the 54th, 55th, and 56th Congresses.

He resumed the practice of law in Vanceburg, Kentucky and died there April 17, 1922. He was interred in Greenlawn Cemetery.