John Pugh (June 2, 1761 – July 13, 1842) was a member of the

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from

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. Pugh was born in

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. He briefly served in the

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as a captain in the Pennsylvania militia. He engaged in agricultural and mercantile pursuits, and served as justice of the peace. He was a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 1800 to 1804. Pugh was elected as a

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to the Ninth and Tenth Congresses. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in

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to the

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Congress. He was register of wills and

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, from 1810 to 1821. He died in

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and was buried in the Presbyterian Churchyard.

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