Eugene Francis Loud (March 12, 1847 – December 19, 1908) was an American politician, lawyer, and merchant. He was a

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veteran, who served six terms as a

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from

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from 1891 to 1903.

Early life

Born in

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, Loud went to sea and afterward settled in California.

Civil War

During the

, he enlisted in a California Cavalry Battalion in 1862, which formed a part of the Second Regiment, Massachusetts Volunteer Cavalry.

Early career

He returned to California, where he engaged in mining and as clerk for fifteen years. He studied law, and served as a clerk in the customs service in

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. He served as a member of the

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for the 43rd district from 1885 to 1887. He was cashier of the city and county of San Francisco.

Congress

Loud was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-second and to the five succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1903). He served as chairman of the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads ( Fifty-fourth through Fifty-seventh Congresses). In April 1898, Loud was among the six representatives who voted against declaring war on Spain. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1902 to the Fifty-eighth Congress.

Death

He died in San Francisco, on December 19, 1908. He remains were cremated and the ashes interred in the Odd Fellows Cemetery (which no longer exists). He was re-interred at Greenlawn Memorial Park, Colma.

Electoral history

References

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Loud, Eugene Francis 1847 births 1908 deaths Union army soldiers Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from California Republican Party members of the California State Assembly Burials at Odd Fellows Cemetery (San Francisco, California) 19th-century members of the California State Legislature 19th-century members of the United States House of Representatives