George Arthur Pughe and

George A. Pughe (1884-1960), born in Denver and raised on a farm east of Longmont, starred in football at the University of Colorado where he graduated with a law degree in 1909. He located in the frontier community of Craig on July 16, 1909. Craig had just incorporated the year before and Moffat County had yet to be separated from Routt County.

Mr. Pughe's adult life was identified with the growth of Craig and Moffat County. Through the years he occupied many positions of importance. He was the city attorney for Craig. He was the Moffat County attorney in 1913-15 and 1917-19. As a member of the Colorado House of Representatives in 1921 22 he sponsored the bills which created Colorado General Hospital and resulted in the construction of the Moffat Tunnel and the creation of the Moffat Tunnel Improvement District. For a number of years George Pughe was a member of the Colorado Water Conservation Board and Compact Commission and he negotiated the Little Snake River Compact with the State of Wyoming.

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