Samuel Johnson Pugh (January 28, 1850 – April 17, 1922) was a

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from

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. Born in

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, Pugh moved with his parents to Lewis County in 1852. He attended Chandler's Select School, Rand's Academy, and

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. He studied law and was

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, commencing practice in

Vanceburg, Kentucky Vanceburg is a home rule-class city in Lewis County, Kentucky, United States, along the Ohio River. The population was 1,428 at the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Lewis County. Vanceburg is part of the Maysville Micropolitan Statistic ...

. 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 November 6, 1894 as a Republican to the 54th, 55th, and 56th Congresses (March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1901). He resumed the practice of law in

and died there April 17, 1922. He was interred in Woodland Cemetery.

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