William Henry Mills Pusey

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William Henry Mills Pusey (July 29, 1826 - November 15, 1900) was a U.S. Representative from Iowa.

Born in Washington County, Pennsylvania, Pusey attended the Washington and Jefferson College, Pennsylvania, and was graduated in 1847. He studied law and was admitted to the bar but did not engage in extensive practice. He moved to Iowa and engaged in banking. He served as member of the State senate 1858-1862.

Pusey was elected as a Democrat to the Forty-eighth Congress (March 4, 1883-March 3, 1885). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1884 to the Forty-ninth Congress. He resumed banking activities. He died in Council Bluffs, Iowa, November 15, 1900. He was interred in Walnut Hill Cemetery.

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