William Augustus Bugh (July 29, 1823 – August 19, 1875) was an American lawyer, politician, and Wisconsin pioneer.
He served one term in the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing Green Lake County, and was a Union Army officer in the American Civil War.
Born in Somerset, Ohio, Bugh graduated from what is now the Indiana University Maurer School of Law.
[1] At the outbreak of the American Civil War, Bugh raised a company of volunteers, known as the "Berlin Light Guards", to serve in the Union Army.
In 1866, Bugh also served in the Wisconsin State Assembly, running on the Republican Party ticket.