David Pugh (1789–1861)
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David Pugh was a wealthy tea trader, a Welsh landowner and Conservative Party
politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1832, and again between 1847 and 1861.
Cavalry in 1831, he was appointed Major; he resigned in 1844.
He was Recorder
of Welshpool
.
He was High Sheriff of Montgomeryshire
in 1823, and Deputy Lieutenant
of Montgomeryshire.
He was elected M.P. for the Montgomery Boroughs
in 1832, but unseated on petition the next year. In 1847 he was elected, and there being a double return, his opponent's ( Hon. Hugh Cholmondeley
who had been the sitting member since 1841) return was annulled, 14th February 1848. In 1852, 1857, and 1859 Mr. Pugh was again successively returned. His death in 1861 triggered a by-election.
style introducing the romantic turrets and castellations. Later, in 1848 the architect Thomas Penson
was consulted on the drawing room. The family also placed great importance on landscaping the surrounding parkland by employing John Adey Repton
. The gardens, including a Japanese water garden and parterre
, were introduced along with bold planting of trees in a grand style.
He donated a site in Newtown, Powys for the building of St David's Church.
His descendent, Captain Peter Audley David Arthur Lovell, also became High Sheriff for Montgomeryshire in 1900.
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1832, and again between 1847 and 1861.
Career
Pugh was Captain in the Montgomeryshire Volunteer Cavalry from 10th December 1819 to 1828, when the regiment was disbanded. On the embodiment of the Montgomeryshire YeomanryMontgomeryshire Yeomanry
The Montgomeryshire Yeomanry unlike the other Yeomanry regiments was only formed in 1813 when the threat of a French invasion was almost over. They served as part of the Imperial Yeomanry during the Boer War and formed three regiments for service during World War I.-Boer War:The Montgomeryshire...
Cavalry in 1831, he was appointed Major; he resigned in 1844.
He was Recorder
Recorder (judge)
A Recorder is a judicial officer in England and Wales. It now refers to two quite different appointments. The ancient Recorderships of England and Wales now form part of a system of Honorary Recorderships which are filled by the most senior full-time circuit judges...
of Welshpool
Welshpool
Welshpool is a town in Powys, Wales, or ancient county Montgomeryshire, from the Wales-England border. The town is low-lying on the River Severn; the Welsh language name Y Trallwng literally meaning 'the marshy or sinking land'...
.
He was High Sheriff of Montgomeryshire
High Sheriff of Montgomeryshire
The office of High Sheriff of Montgomeryshire was established in 1541 since when a High Sheriff was appointed annually until 1974 when the office was transformed into that of High Sheriff of Powys as part of the creation of Powys from the amalgamation of Montgomeryshire, Radnorshire and...
in 1823, and Deputy Lieutenant
Deputy Lieutenant
In the United Kingdom, a Deputy Lieutenant is one of several deputies to the Lord Lieutenant of a lieutenancy area; an English ceremonial county, Welsh preserved county, Scottish lieutenancy area, or Northern Irish county borough or county....
of Montgomeryshire.
He was elected M.P. for the Montgomery Boroughs
Montgomery (UK Parliament constituency)
Montgomery was a constituency represented until 1707 in the House of Commons of England and later in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom...
in 1832, but unseated on petition the next year. In 1847 he was elected, and there being a double return, his opponent's ( Hon. Hugh Cholmondeley
Hugh Cholmondeley, 2nd Baron Delamere
Hugh Cholmondeley, 2nd Baron Delamere , styled The Honourable from 1821 until 1855, was a British peer and politician.-Personal:...
who had been the sitting member since 1841) return was annulled, 14th February 1848. In 1852, 1857, and 1859 Mr. Pugh was again successively returned. His death in 1861 triggered a by-election.
Lands and estates
He was often described as David Pugh of Llanerchydol, to distinguish him from others of the same name. The 2000 acre estate of Llanerchydol Hall, Welshpool, Powys was the home of the Pugh family from 1776 until 1912 when the estate was split up and sold. His father built the house in 1776 on the site of an original house which is thought to have been destroyed by fire. In 1820 David Pugh rebuilt the house in the Gothic RevivalGothic Revival architecture
The Gothic Revival is an architectural movement that began in the 1740s in England...
style introducing the romantic turrets and castellations. Later, in 1848 the architect Thomas Penson
Thomas Penson
Thomas Penson was the County Surveyor of Montgomeryshire from 1817, and designer of a number of masonry arch bridges over the River Severn and elsewhere....
was consulted on the drawing room. The family also placed great importance on landscaping the surrounding parkland by employing John Adey Repton
John Adey Repton
John Adey Repton was an English architect.-Biography:John Repton was the son of Humphry Repton, born at Norwich on 29 March 1775, and educated at Aylsham grammar school and in a Norwich architect's office...
. The gardens, including a Japanese water garden and parterre
Parterre
A parterre is a formal garden construction on a level surface consisting of planting beds, edged in stone or tightly clipped hedging, and gravel paths arranged to form a pleasing, usually symmetrical pattern. Parterres need not have any flowers at all...
, were introduced along with bold planting of trees in a grand style.
He donated a site in Newtown, Powys for the building of St David's Church.
Personal
David Pugh was the son of Charles Pugh (died 1796) and his wife Jane Lloyd (died 1819).On 11th July 1814 Pugh married, his cousin Anne, only daughter and heiress of Evan Vaughan of Beguildy, Radnorshire. He died 20th April 1861, having had three sons and two daughters, viz.:- 1. David Pugh, born 24th April 1815, and died 15th September 1857, unmarried.
- 2. Charles Vaughan Pugh of Llanerchydol, born 19th May 1818; married, 28th June 1849, Felicia Harriet, daughter of Capt. Gosling, R.N., and niece to Lady Edwards (who died 2lst August 1874). Sometime a captain in the 90th Light Infantry, and a Deputy-Lieutenant for the co, of Montgomery; unsuccessfully contested the Montgomery Boroughs in 1863. Died 38th December 1874, without issue, whereupon, the Llanerchydol estate devolved upon his elder sister, Margaret Ann.
- 3. Margaret Ann Pugh, married, in September 1856, to John Samuel Willes Johnson, Capt. R.N., of Hannington Hall. Wilts. Elected M.P. for Montgomery Boroughs on the death of his father-in-law, D. Pugh, in 1861. Died 1881.
- 4. Mary Jane Pugh, Died 1869.
- 5. John Cadwalader Pugh, born in 1826; Lieutenant in the Ist, or Royal Regiment. He died on his passage home from Canada with his regiment, 19th July 1851, aged 25 (Memorial in Welshpool church), unmarried.
His descendent, Captain Peter Audley David Arthur Lovell, also became High Sheriff for Montgomeryshire in 1900.