Henry-Troup County GaArchives Biographies.....Tuggle, William O. (Hon.) September 25, 1841 - 
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Author: "The Carrollton Times"

Carrollton, Carroll Co., Georgia

NEWSPAPER Issue of Friday, JULY 6, 1877

The Atlanta Constitution is writing up short sketches of the members of the 
constitutional convention, soon to assemble in Atlanta. From it, we copy the 
following sketches of some of the delegates, from this election district:

HON. WILLIAM O. TUGGLE

Hon. William O. Tuggle of LaGrange was born in Henry county on the 25th of 
September 1841 and is consequently nearly thirty-six years of age. His 
parents died while he was quite an infant. His father who died young, was 
both a lawyer and a farmer and was a member of the legislature from Henry.

Mr. W.O. Tuggle was educated partly at McDonough, partly at LaGrange and 
partly at Rome, and graduated at Mercer University. His army record is 
unusually stirring. He enlisted in April 1861 in the Virginia Army and staid 
therewith until the summer campaign of 1862 when he was transferred to Gen. 
Morgan's cavalry with which he remained until the close of the war. He 
participated in the Kentucky raids made by the famous chieftain and also in 
the Ohio raid. He was twice captured and imprisoned, once at St. Louis and 
once at Indianopolis but made his escape both times.

In politics, Mr. Tuggle has always been a democrat, of the Jeff. Davis 
first; and of the Seymour-Tilden stripe afterwards. He was a nominee for the 
Senate in 1868 but it was popular for Democrats to be defeated in those 
unfortunate days and Mr. Tuggle was always popular. His name was also placed 
on the Seymour and Blair ticket as alternate elector and later, on the 
Tilden and Hendricks ticket as elector. In both of these hotly contested 
campaigns he did good service. He also took an important part in the recent 
Congressional election in his District where the nominee was opposed by an 
independent and it is undoubtedly due to his efforts that the independent 
was beaten so badly.

Mr. Tuggle has exceptional gifts as a speaker. He manages to always put 
himself thoroughly in rapport with his audience and then woe to the 
unfortunate politician who is opposed to him. His style is not methodical, 
perhaps, but is popular, and his resources of anecdote, illustration, wit 
and sarcasm are never failing. He is thoroughly familiar not only with the 
history of Constitution making in Georgia, but with the spirit of the 
instruments themselves and this, wholly apart from his character and 
standing as a lawyer and a citizen, will make him a conspicuous figure in 
the Convention.


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