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| Affiliation | Prohibition |
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| Name | Byron E.P. Prugh |
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Harrisburg, Pennsylvania , United States |
| Email | None |
| Website | None |
| Born |
April 21, 1859
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| Died | April 28, 1941
(82 years)
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| Contributor | Thomas Walker |
| Last Modifed | Juan Croniqueur
May 10, 2023 12:18am |
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| Info | B.E.P. Prugh, Presbyterian minister and temperance leader in Harrisburg PA.
Byron Edgar Peart Prugh was born in Rural Valley, Armstrong County, son of James H. and Esther E. (Peart) Prugh.
Became public school teacher in 1873 at age 14.
Park College, Parkville MO, 1884 and Master's at Park College 1887.
Presbyterian minister 1887-1906; evangelist to 1913
Chairman of Pennsylvania Prohibition Party 1913-1930
Chairman of Prohibition National Committee 1924-1926; represented PA on the PNC 1916-1932
Chairman of 1928 Prohibition National Convention
Editor of The Index, a temperance newsletter in Harrisburg, 1929-1941.
Died in Harrisburg Hospital, 4/28/1941. His mother survived him, as did his widow Ada (Marshall) Prugh. Buried in Greensburg PA.
NYT 4/29/1941; PA Manual 1917-1931. |
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