MP for East Carmarthenshire
David Pugh (British politician) took which position from Jul 1886 to Jul 1890?
David Pugh ( British politician ) David Pugh ( 1806 – 12 July 1890 ) was a Welsh landowner and Liberal Party politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1857 until 1868 and again from 1885 until his death in 1890 . Early life and career . Pugh was born at Green Hill , Llandeilo , Carmarthenshire ( which was later renamed Manoravon ) , the eldest son of Colonel David Heron Pugh , who was High Sheriff of Carmarthenshire in 1819 , and his wife Elizabeth Beynon , daughter of William Beynon of Trewern , Llanddewi Velfrey , Pembrokeshire . His brother , John William Pugh , was Vicar of Llandeilo for fifteen years . Pugh was educated at Rugby School and Balliol College , Oxford , graduating in 1828 . In 1837 he was called to the Bar at Inner Temple and for some years he practiced on the Northern Circuit . Local Government and Administration . From an early age , Pugh took a close interest in the life of his locality and never devoted himself fully to a legal career . From 1843 until 1852 he was Chairman of the Carmarthesnhire Quarter Sessions , and also served as a Justice of the Peace for Carmarthenshire and Cardiganshire and as Deputy Lieutenant . He held a commission as a captain in the Carmarthenshire Rifle Volunteers . Following the death of his brother in 1852 , Pugh abandoned his legal career and settled at Manoravon , where he set about developing the estate . He purchased a considerable proportion of the neighbouring Gulston estate for £45,000 and also owned property through his mothers family in the Teifi valley and at St Clears . He was regarded as a popular landlord , partly due to his practice of supporting local tradesmen rather than those based in London . At the time of his death it was said that he regularly granted rent abatements at times of agricultural depression . This was often cited as a reason for his political success , particularly in later life . Pugh owned nearly of land.and was a well known breeder of shorthorn cattle . He was patron and speaker at the Carmarthen Eisteddfod of 1867 . He was owner of the Pwll Perkins mine , or Garnant Colliery where a disaster led to the loss of 10 lives in 1884 . In 1887 he presented a church clock to Llandeilo Parish Church , although the issue of its upkeep caused controversy in the locality . Political career : MP for Carmarthenshire , 1857-1868 . In 1857 , following the death of David Saunders Davies , Pugh emerged as a candidate for Carmarthenshire and served until 1868 . The local Conservative newspaper , the Carmarthen Journal , favoured John Lloyd Davies , former member for Cardigan , and regarded Pugh as an untried man . However , Pugh carried the day , having been proposed at the hustings at Llandeilo by W.R.H . Powell . Although Pugh attracted some criticism for his support of the abolition of church rates , he was returned unopposed , along with David Jones of Pangals , at the General Election of 1859 . During this period his politics were often regarded as somewhat ambiguous and he was described as both a Liberal and a Conservative . This proved his undoing at the 1868 General Election when he was defeated in a four-cornered contest for the two seats . On the one hand , Edward Sartoris , a radical Liberal actively sought the support of both the radical wing of the Liberal Party and the powerful nonconformist interest . The Conservatives , meanwhile , fielded both John Jones ( brother of the previous member , David Jones , who stood down ) and Henry Puxley , a landowner with extensive interests in Ireland . There was much focus during the campaign upon disestablishment of the Church of England in Ireland and Pughs views were regarded as vague , thus alienating both traditional Conservatives who supported Jones and Puxley , and the more radical Liberals who were supported Sartoris . Pugh , who had been returned unopposed at previous elections , fought a lacklustre campaign , which was chiefly brought to life by the active support of Pughs close friend , W.R.H . Powell . Although the result was determined to a great extent by a significant increase in the number of industrial workers who were enfranchised , Pughs defeat was later ascribed to his hazy and indefinite opinions . He was said to have accepted his defeat with good humour but was thereafter regarded as a supporter of Gladstone . Later political career : MP for East Carmarthenshire , 1885-1890 . Following his defeat , Pugh withdrew from active political life for some years , but served as High Sheriff of Carmarthenshire in 1874 . In later years , Pughs political views became more radical , and in 1884 he presided at a great demonstration , attended by hundreds of agricultural labourers , in Carmarthen in favour of franchise reform . By 1885 he fully supported disestablishment of the Church of England in Wales . Following the boundary changes introduced as a result of the 1884 Reform Act , the Carmarthenshire parliamentary constituency was divided into eastern and western divisions . The sitting Liberal member , W.R.H . Powell chose to contest the Western division against the other sitting member , Lord Emlyn . However , the Eastern division which contained industrial settlements emerging as a result of the anthracite coal-mining and tinplate industries was considered to be the strongest for the Liberals , as a result of the increased numbers of working-class voters in these communities . For example , the number of voters in that part of the parish of Llanelli that was outside the borough constituency rose from 615 to 1,500 , Similarly , the electorate in Pembrey increased from 377 to 1,000 , in Hendy from 190 to 620 , in Brynamman from 175 to 450 , and in Cwmamman from 164 to 550 . Nearing eighty years of age , Pugh emerged as a contender for the Liberal nomination and addressed the inaugural meeting of the new Liberal association at Ammanford alongside Lewis Morris and John Lloyd Morgan . Some weeks later , the first gathering of the Council of the new Liberal Association saw Pugh unanimously selected as candidate . He was elected with a large majority over Sir Marteine Lloyd of Bronwydd . Pugh supported Gladstones Irish Home Rule Bill and was re-elected unopposed when a further general election was held in 1886 . Within two years , however , there was increasing criticism within the Liberal Association of Pughs conduct as member , and particularly his absence from what were perceived to be important divisions in the Commons . He made no recorded contributions to Commons debates during his post-1885 Commons service . It was claimed in January 1888 that , apart from a short speech when re-elected in 1886 , he had made no political speeches in the constituency since his election . Following the annual meeting of the Liberal Association at Ammanford on 23 May 1888 , when these criticisms were aired by younger members of the Association , a special meeting was called on 30 June to consider the representation of the division . A number of alternative candidates were suggested for the next election and the Rev . Towyn Jones declared that any future candidate should be a radical and a nonconformist . His attendance at the Commons again led to criticism at the annual meeting the following year . In June 1890 , Pugh announced that he would not be seeking re-election . He died soon afterwards . Pugh never married . He died at the Metropole Hotel in London , aged 84 . He left the bulk of his estate to his kinsman , John Beynon of Trewern , Pembrokeshire .