Biographical Sketch of Joseph Bernard PUGH, Esq. (1881); Chester County, PA

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from Futhey and Cope's THE HISTORY OF CHESTER COUNTY (1881);

Joseph Bernard Pugh, Esq, brother of Dr, J. Howard Pugh, died at his residence, 
Port Deposit, MD, in 1877, aged about 49n years.  HE was born in Unionville, 
Chester Co Pa, ad was educated for and admitted to the bar in Philadelphia.  He 
settled in Port Deposit in 1857 and established, in connection with James Davis, 
under the firm name of Davis and Pugh, an extensive lumber and forwarding 
business.  In 1864 he entered political life and was elected a member of the MD 
state Reform Constitutional Convention.  He was chairman of the MD Republican 
State Central Committee from 1873 to 1875, and was eminent for his ability and 
eloquence as an orator.  He was buried in the Friends' burial-ground at West 
Chester.