John Howard Pugh (June 23, 1827 – April 30, 1905), was an American physician and

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politician who represented

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's 2nd congressional district in the

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for one term from 1877 to 1879.

Early life and career

Born in

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, Pugh attended the common schools and the Friends' School, Westtown, Pennsylvania. He taught school in Marietta, Pennsylvania, in 1847. He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine in 1852, and began the practice of his profession in

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, that year. He moved to

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, in 1854 and continued the practice of medicine. During the

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, he served as a physician without compensation at the United States general hospital in Beverly, New Jersey. He served as president of the Mechanics' National Bank of Burlington for thirty-six years.

House of Representatives

Pugh was elected as a Republican to the

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, serving in office from March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1879, but was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1878 to the Forty-sixth Congress.

Retirement and death

After leaving Congress, he resumed the practice of medicine, and served as member of the State board of education. He died in

, April 30, 1905, and was interred in Saint Mary's Episcopal Churchyard in Burlington.St. Mary's Churchyard
at

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. Accessed August 21, 2007.

References

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