Robert Malone Bugg (1805-1887) was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for Tennessee's 7th congressional district.
Robert Malone Bugg | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee's 7th district | |
| In office March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855 | |
| Preceded by | Meredith P. Gentry |
| Succeeded by | John V. Wright |
| Member of the Tennessee House of Representatives | |
| In office 1851-1852 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 20, 1805 Boydton, Virginia |
| Died | February 18, 1887 (aged 82) Lynnville, Tennessee |
| Political party | Whig |
| Spouse | Martha Patsy Laird Bugg |
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Biography
editBugg was born in Boydton, Virginia in Mecklenburg County on January 20, 1805, the son of John and Sarah Malone Bugg. He attended public schools. He married Martha Patsy Laird, and they had nine children, Ann Mariah, Zachariah Pennington, John Laird, Sarah Elizabeth, Robert Malone, Henry Martin, Samantha, George Booth, and Martha Mildred.[1]
Career
editBugg moved to Tennessee, and settled in Williamson County in 1825, where he taught school for several years. He then moved to Giles County and engaged in agricultural pursuits. He was a justice of the peace in 1840. He served as a member of the Tennessee House of Representatives in 1851 and 1852.[2]
Elected as a Whig to the Thirty-third Congress, Bugg served from March 4, 1853 to March 3, 1855, but he declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1854.[3] He resumed agricultural pursuits, and served in the Tennessee Senate in 1871 and 1872.
Death
editBugg died in Lynnville, Tennessee in Giles County on February 18, 1887 (age 82 years, 29 days). He is interred at McLaurine Cemetery near Lynnville, Tennessee.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Robert Malone Bugg". Ancestry.com. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
- ^ "Robert Malone Bugg". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
- ^ "Robert Malone Bugg". Govtrack US Congress. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
- ^ "Robert Malone Bugg". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
External links
edit- United States Congress. "Robert M. Bugg (id: B001043)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- Robert M. Bugg at Find a Grave