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Eugene F. Loud
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from California's 5th district
In office
March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1903
Preceded byThomas J. Clunie
Succeeded byWilliam J. Wynn
Member of the California State Assembly
from the 43rd district
In office
January 5, 1885 - January 3, 1887
Preceded byDistrict established
Succeeded byLuther L. Ewing
Personal details
Born(1847-03-12)March 12, 1847
Abington, Massachusetts, U.S.
DiedDecember 19, 1908(1908-12-19) (aged 61)
San Francisco, California, U.S.
Resting placeGreenlawn Memorial Park, Colma, California, U.S.
Political partyRepublican

Eugene Francis Loud (March 12, 1847 – December 19, 1908) was an American politician, lawyer, and merchant. He was a Civil War veteran, who served six terms as a U.S. Representative from California from 1891 to 1903.

Early life

Born in Abington, Massachusetts, Loud went to sea and afterward settled in California.

Civil War

During the Civil War, he enlisted in a California Cavalry Battalion in 1862, which formed a part of the Second Regiment, Massachusetts Volunteer Cavalry.

Early career

He returned to California, where he engaged in mining and as clerk for fifteen years. He studied law, and served as a clerk in the customs service in San Francisco. He served as a member of the California State Assembly for the 43rd district from 1885 to 1887. He was cashier of the city and county of San Francisco.

Congress

Loud was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-second and to the five succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1903). He served as chairman of the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads (Fifty-fourth through Fifty-seventh Congresses). In April 1898, Loud was among the six representatives who voted against declaring war on Spain. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1902 to the Fifty-eighth Congress.

Death

He died in San Francisco, on December 19, 1908. He remains were cremated and the ashes interred in the Odd Fellows Cemetery (which no longer exists). He was re-interred at Greenlawn Memorial Park, Colma.

References

  1. Wolfe, Wellington C. (1902). Men of California, 1900-1902. Pacific Art Company. p. 430.
  2. ^ "Loud, Eugene Francis". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 2023-07-26.
  3. "Join California - Eugene F. Loud". joincalifornia.com.
  4. "Index to Politicians: Lou to Lovatus". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved 2022-10-22.
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded byThomas J. Clunie Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from California's 5th congressional district
1891–1903 		Succeeded byWilliam J. Wynn
Chairs of the United States House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service
Post Office and Post Roads
(1808–1947)		 Seal of the United States House of Representatives
(Reform in the) Civil Service*
(1893–1947)
Post Office and Civil Service
(1947–1995)
NoteName shortened from Reform in the Civil Service to Civil Service in 1925.
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