Howard Nugent

Howard Nugent

52nd Speaker of the Michigan House of Representatives
In office January 4, 1939 – July 26, 1946
Preceded by	George A. Schroeder
Succeeded by	Victor A. Knox
Member of the Michigan House of Representatives from the Huron County district
In office January 1, 1951 – May 29, 1952
In office January 1, 1935 – December 31, 1946
Personal details
Born	(1879-08-22)August 22, 1879 Bad Axe, Michigan
Died	May 29, 1952(1952-05-29) (aged 72) Bad Axe, Michigan
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Alice
Residence	Bad Axe, Michigan
Occupation	Farmer

Howard Nugent was a US Republican politician from Michigan who served in the Michigan House of Representatives and was the longest-tenured Speaker in its history. Nugent was a candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Michigan in 1946, losing in the Republican primary to Eugene C. Keyes.^[1]^[2]

Nugent died on May 29, 1952, as a result of heart disease from which he was believed to be recovering.^[3]

References

Speakers of the Michigan House of Representatives

Convis Whipple Bingham Acker Fuller Biddle Bingham McClelland Lothrop Hanscom Crary Peck Buel Chapman Harris Thurber Quackenboss Lovell Stout Shaw Mussey Cutcheon Read Warner Woodman Croswell Hoyt Rich Moffatt Howard Clark Markey Diekema Wachtel Tateum Gordon Adams Carton Master Whelan Campbell Baker Currie Smith Rice Read Warner Welsh Wells Gardner Ming Bradley Schroeder Nugent Knox Van Valkenburg Van Peursem Pears Green Kowalski Waldron Ryan Crim Owen Dodak Hertel Hillegonds Hertel Perricone Johnson DeRoche Dillon Bolger Cotter

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