From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Lewis Pugh Pugh
Lewis Pugh Pugh
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Cardiganshire Succeeded by
Thomas Edward Lloyd 1880 – 1885 David Davies
Lewis Pugh Pugh (born Lewis Pugh Evans 3 August 1837 -
Evans:
6 January 1908) was a Welsh lawyer and Liberal politician
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who sat in the House of Commons from 1880 to 1885. [1] Debretts House of Commons and the Judicial Bench
Pugh was the son of John Evans of Lovesgrove Cardi- 1881
ganshire and his wife Elizabeth Pugh daughter of Lewis [2] Leigh Rayment’s Historical List of MPs –
Pugh. He was educated at Winchester College and Corpus Constituencies beginning with "C" (part 2)
Christi, Oxford. He was called to the bar at Lincoln’s Inn [3] Dyfi Valley Houses
in 1862. In 1868 he changed his name to Pugh by royal
licence when he inherited the estate of his uncle Lewis
Pugh. He was a J.P. and Deputy Lieutenant for Cardigan-
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shire.[1] • Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by
At the 1880 general election Pugh was elected Mem- Lewis Pugh
ber of Parliament for Cardiganshire. He held the seat un- Persondata
til 1885.[2] Name Pugh, Lewis
Pugh had a distinguished career as a lawyer in India,
Alternative names
becoming Attorney General of Bengal. In 1905, he had the
house built at Cymerau.[3] He died at the age of 70. Short description British politician
Pugh married Veronica Harriet Hills, daughter of Date of birth 3 August 1837
James Hills of Neechindepore, Bengal in 1864. Veronica Place of birth
was the sister of James Hills who won the Victoria Cross
in the Indian Mutiny. Date of death 6 January 1908
Place of death
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