William T. Pugh

William T. Pugh (October 31, 1845 – August 9, 1928) was an American politician and a deputy United States marshal.

Pugh was born in Wales. He emigrated to the United States, in 1855, and settled in Cambria, Wisconsin. In 1864, he moved to Portage, Wisconsin. Pugh served in the 1st Wisconsin Heavy Artillery Regiment, Battery E, during the American Civil War. In 1872, he moved to Eau Claire, Wisconsin, and was a locomotive engineer. Pugh served in the Wisconsin Assembly in 1891 and 1892 as a Republican. From 1900 until his death, Pugh served as a United States marshal. Pugh died at his home in Cambria, Wisconsin, after a long illness.[1][2]

Notes
  1. 'Wisconsin Blue Book 1891,' Biographical Sketch of William L. Pugh, pg. 590
  2. 'W.T. Pugh, U.S. Marshal Aide, Dies,' Madison Capital Times, August 11, 1928, pg. 1
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