Education
He graduated from Miami University, Oxford, Ohio. He studied law.
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He graduated from Miami University, Oxford, Ohio. He studied law.
He was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Dayton, Ohio. He moved to Hillsboro, Ohio, and continued the practice of law. They had a daughter, Nannie Price Pugsley.
He served in the Ohio Senate in 1886 and 1887.
Pugsley was elected as a Republican to the Fiftieth and Fifty-first Congresses (March 4, 1887-March 3, 1891). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1890.
He died in Hillsboro, Ohio on February 5, 1920. He was interred in Hillsboro Cemetery.
He served as member of the State house of representatives 1880-1883.