Peter X. Fugina (August 28, 1908 – March 28, 1994) was an American politician and educator.
Fugina was born in Biwabik, Minnesota, and graduated from Aurora High School in Aurora, Minnesota. He was in the United States Navy during World War II. He received his degree in chemistry from Hamline University. Fugina also went to Princeton University, Purdue University, the University of Minnesota, Stanford University, and the University of Washington. He lived in Virginia, Minnesota, with his wife and family, and taught chemistry at the Ely Community College and in the St. Louis County School system. Fugina was in the Minnesota House of Representatives from 1955 to 1962 and from 1971 to 1978. He was a Democrat. Fugina died from pneumonia and Parkinson's disease at Lakeview Memorial Hospital in Stillwater, Minnesota. He was buried at Fort Snelling National Cemetery.
References
- Minnesota Legislators Past & Present-Peter X. Fugina
- 'Former state representative Peter X. Fugina, 84, dies,' Dave Chasen, Minneapolis Star Tribune (Minnesota), March 31, 1994, pg. 6B
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