Career
He represented Halifax County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly as a Conservative member from 1878 to 1882. He was born in Dublin, the son of Thomas Pugh and Ann Burns, and was educated there. Pugh went to sea at the age of 13 and was a ship"s captain from 1843 to 1857.
He served on the school board for Halifax.
He ran unsuccessfully for reelection to the provincial assembly in 1882. He died in Halifax.
