Veteran of World War 1
A former president of the Hibernian Society, Nugent was named mayor in 1945 when Mayor Thomas Gamble died in office.
Involved in his family's bakery business, Nugent served on the Savannah-Chatham Board of Education, was vice chairman of the Georgia Ports Authority, and president of the Chamber of Commerce before serving as an aldermen for 11 years and then mayor for just two years.
He was remembered for expanding the city's industrial water system, and was the man whom Lady Nancy Astor addressed when she famously called Savannah "a pretty lady with a dirty face." The comment prompted Nugent to lead a community-wide cleanup campaign. "Mr. Nugent's Irish charm and wit blended well with his sense of public awareness, and he could use these qualities to bring harmony to conflicting groups," the Morning News wrote of him.
A former president of the Hibernian Society, Nugent was named mayor in 1945 when Mayor Thomas Gamble died in office.
Involved in his family's bakery business, Nugent served on the Savannah-Chatham Board of Education, was vice chairman of the Georgia Ports Authority, and president of the Chamber of Commerce before serving as an aldermen for 11 years and then mayor for just two years.
He was remembered for expanding the city's industrial water system, and was the man whom Lady Nancy Astor addressed when she famously called Savannah "a pretty lady with a dirty face." The comment prompted Nugent to lead a community-wide cleanup campaign. "Mr. Nugent's Irish charm and wit blended well with his sense of public awareness, and he could use these qualities to bring harmony to conflicting groups," the Morning News wrote of him.
Veteran of World War 1
A former president of the Hibernian Society, Nugent was named mayor in 1945 when Mayor Thomas Gamble died in office.
Involved in his family's bakery business, Nugent served on the Savannah-Chatham Board of Education, was vice chairman of the Georgia Ports Authority, and president of the Chamber of Commerce before serving as an aldermen for 11 years and then mayor for just two years.
He was remembered for expanding the city's industrial water system, and was the man whom Lady Nancy Astor addressed when she famously called Savannah "a pretty lady with a dirty face." The comment prompted Nugent to lead a community-wide cleanup campaign. "Mr. Nugent's Irish charm and wit blended well with his sense of public awareness, and he could use these qualities to bring harmony to conflicting groups," the Morning News wrote of him.
A former president of the Hibernian Society, Nugent was named mayor in 1945 when Mayor Thomas Gamble died in office.
Involved in his family's bakery business, Nugent served on the Savannah-Chatham Board of Education, was vice chairman of the Georgia Ports Authority, and president of the Chamber of Commerce before serving as an aldermen for 11 years and then mayor for just two years.
He was remembered for expanding the city's industrial water system, and was the man whom Lady Nancy Astor addressed when she famously called Savannah "a pretty lady with a dirty face." The comment prompted Nugent to lead a community-wide cleanup campaign. "Mr. Nugent's Irish charm and wit blended well with his sense of public awareness, and he could use these qualities to bring harmony to conflicting groups," the Morning News wrote of him.
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