John A. LOGAN

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American Civil War, Mexican-American War, War of 1812

AmericanBorn John Alexander LOGAN

American soldier and political leader

Born on February 9, 1826 in Murphysboro, Illinois , United States

Died on December 25, 1886 in Washington, D.C. , United States

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John A. Logan was born near what is now Murphysboro, Jackson County, Illinois. He studied with his father, who was a physician, and with a private tutor, then studied for three years at Shiloh College. He enlisted in the 1st Illinois Infantry for the Mexican–American War, and received a commission as a second lieutenant and assignment as the regimental quartermaster.



After the war Logan studied law in the office of an uncle, graduated from the Law Department of the University of Louisville in 1851, and practiced law with success.

...   John A. Logan was born near what is now Murphysboro, Jackson County, Illinois. He studied with his father, who was a physician, and with a private tutor, then studied for three years at Shiloh College. He enlisted in the 1st Illinois Infantry for the Mexican–American War, and received a commission as a second lieutenant and assignment as the regimental quartermaster.



After the war Logan studied law in the office of an uncle, graduated from the Law Department of the University of Louisville in 1851, and practiced law with success.



John A. Logan entered politics as a Douglas Democrat, was elected county clerk in 1849, served in the Illinois House of Representatives from 1853 to 1854 and in 1857; and for a time, during the interval, was prosecuting attorney of the Third Judicial District of Illinois. In 1858 and 1860, he was elected as a Democrat to the U.S. House of Representatives. In 1853, John A. Logan helped pass a law to prohibit all African Americans, including freedmen, from settling in the state.



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