Maricopa-Yuma County AZ Archives Biographies.....Nugent, M. J. 1853 - living in 1896
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Author: McFarland & Poole

p. 581

  M. J. NUGENT. The responsible position which this gentleman is filling, that
of deputy internal revenue collector of Phoenix, Arizona, is one demanding the
utmost good judgment and ability. No more able official could be found than M. J
Nugent, and the citizens of the Territory realize this fact and appreciate the
services he has rendered. He first saw the light in Seneca County, New York,
January 11, 1853, and is the son of Patrick and Margaret (McDonald) Nugent,
natives of Ireland. The parents left the land of their birth and came to America
in 1850. They settled in Seneca County, New York, and there the father engaged
in merchandising, which has continued to be his chosen calling up to the
present. In the town of Seneca Falls our subject grew to mature years and
received his education. He there learned the machinists' trade but later went to
Bowling Green, Kentucky, where he followed his trade until 1875. He then made
his way to the Pacific coast and stopped at Los Angeles, following his trade
there until 1877 when he was sent by the Southern Pacific Railroad Company to
Yuma, Arizona, as foreman of the Yuma railroad shops. There he was well supplied
with work until 1884 when he was transferred to Tucson, Arizona, as general
foreman, and remained there until 1885. Resigning the position he became
assistant Territorial superintendent of the Territorial prison at Yuma, remained
there one year, or until 1886, when he was elected sheriff of Yuma County. The
last named position he filled most ably for three terms in succession and was
then elected to the council of the Upper House, holding that appointment for two
terms. In the month of January, 1896, he was elected to his present position.
Mr. Nugent was deputy collector of customs at Fort Yuma but resigned that office
to accept the nomination to the Legislature. He has been in politics for ten
years and is well known throughout the Territory as a thoroughly reliable man.
He was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention held in Chicago in 7892,
and socially is a member of the A. O. U. W.


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A Historical and Biographical Record of the Territory of Arizona
Published by
McFarland & Poole, Chicago, 1896



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