John F. Nugent (June 28, 1868 - September 18, 1931) was a United States Senator from Idaho. Born in La Grande, Oregon, he attended the public schools, and worked in mines in Idaho and Australia. He studied law, and was admitted to the bar in 1898, commencing practice in Silver City, Idaho. He was prosecuting attorney of Owyhee County from 1899 to 1906, and was appointed on January 22, 1918, and subsequently elected on November 5, 1918, as a Democrat to the U.S. Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the death of James H. Brady and served from January 22,1918, until his resignation, effective January 14, 1921. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1920 to the Senate. While a Senator, he was chairman of the Committee on Fisheries (Sixty-fifth Congress). Nugent was appointed by President Woodrow Wilson a member of the Federal Trade Commission, serving from 1921 to 1927. He was again an unsuccessful candidate for election in 1926 to the Senate, and resumed the practice of law in Washington, D.C. He died in Silver Spring, Maryland and was interred in Cedar Hill Cemetery, Washington.
Preceded by: James H. Hawley Democratic Party nominee, U.S. Senator (Class 3) from Idaho 1918 special (won), 1920 (lost), 1926 (lost) Succeeded by: Chase A. Clark Preceded by: James H. Brady U.S. Senator (Class 3) from Idaho January 22, 1918-January 14, 1921 Served alongside: William E. Borah Succeeded by: Frank R. Gooding United States Senators from Idaho Class 2: Shoup • Dubois • Borah • Thomas • Gossett • Dworshak • Miller • Dworshak • Jordan • McClure • Craig Class 3: McConnell • Dubois • Heitfeld • Heyburn • Perky • Brady • Nugent • Gooding • Thomas • Pope • Clark • Taylor • Welker • Church • Symms • Kempthorne • Crapo
This article incorporates facts obtained from the public domain Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
