. Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania; genealogy--family history--biography; containing historical sketches of old families and of representative and prominent citizens, past and present. t servingas Deputy Grand Master in his district, a position he has held for six yea»s. Mr. Pugh was born June 27, 1871, son of John Pugh and RosannaBeidelman. His father was born in Manchester, England, in 1835, came tothis country in 1836, and resided in Pottsville until his death in 1902. Heserved during the Civil war as a member of Company G, 48th Regiment,and was severely wounded in the battle of Antietam. In
. Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania; genealogy--family history--biography; containing historical sketches of old families and of representative and prominent citizens, past and present. t servingas Deputy Grand Master in his district, a position he has held for six yea»s. Mr. Pugh was born June 27, 1871, son of John Pugh and RosannaBeidelman. His father was born in Manchester, England, in 1835, came tothis country in 1836, and resided in Pottsville until his death in 1902. Heserved during the Civil war as a member of Company G, 48th Regiment,and was severely wounded in the battle of Antietam. In 1866 he marriedRosanna lieidelman, who survives him, making her home in Pottsville. \\illiam S. Pugh was reared in Pottsville and had the public educationaladvantages afforded here, graduating from high school in 1888. From1888 to 1902 he was a student in the office of A. J. Womelsdorf, the wellknown civil and mining engineer of Pottsville, meantime preparing vervthoroughly for his chosen calling, taking a full engineering course in theInternational Correspondence School of Scranton (of which he was oneof the very first students) supplemented with a variety of practical work. SCHUYLKILL COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA 177 which has been invaluable as experience and in developing his talents. In1892 he was elected borough engineer, and filled the position without inter-ruption until the city government was inaugurated in 1913, when he waschosen city engineer by the unanimous vote of the city council; during allthat time he also acted as Commissioner of Highways. For the last twenty-one years, from 1894, Mr. Pugh has been also engagedin independent work in his profession, in which he has acquired an extensivepractice, doing special work for many of the large corporations in the coalregion. Incidentally he has been called ujion for testimony in court in many important cases in his own and neighboring counties, and he is frequentlyconsulted as an expert engineer. There is hardly a member of
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