Lewis Pugh Pugh was a Welsh lawyer and Liberal

Liberal Party (UK)

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 politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1880 to 1885.

Pugh was the son of John Evans of Lovesgrove Cardiganshire and his wife Elizabeth Pugh daughter of Lewis Pugh. He was educated at Winchester College

Winchester College

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 and Corpus Christi, Oxford. He was called to the bar at Lincoln's Inn

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 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.

Justice of the Peace

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 and Deputy Lieutenant

Deputy Lieutenant

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 for Cardiganshire.

At the 1880 general election

United Kingdom general election, 1880

-Seats summary:-References:*F. W. S. Craig, British Electoral Facts: 1832-1987* British Electoral Facts 1832-1999, compiled and edited by Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher *...

 Pugh was elected Member of Parliament

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 for Cardiganshire. He held the seat until 1885.

Pugh had a distinguished career as a lawyer in India, becoming Attorney General of Bengal. In 1905, he had the house built at Cymerau. He died at the age of 70.

Pugh married Veronica Harriet Hills, daughter of James Hills of Neechindepore, Bengal in 1864. Veronica was the sister of James Hills

James Hills

Lieutenant General Sir James Hills-Johnes VC, GCB was a Welsh recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Biography:He was born in Neechindipur in Bengal, India, the son of...

 who won the Victoria Cross

Victoria Cross

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 in the Indian Mutiny.

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