OVERVIEW:
FULL NAME:
John Alexander Logan
BORN:
February 9, 1826
Murphysboro, Illinois
DIED:
December 26, 1886 (age 60)
Washington, DC
EDUCATION:
Shiloh College
University of Louisville (LLB)
POLITICAL PARTY:
Democratic (before 1866)
Republican (1866–1886)
HIGHLIGHTS:
1847-1848:
U.S. Army
Served in Mexican-American War
1849:
Clerk, Jackson County Court
1852:
Admitted to the Bar
1852-1853:
Member, Illinois House of Representatives
1853-1857:
Prosecuting Attorney of the Third Judicial District of Illinois
1856:
Presidential Elector of the Democrats
1856-1857:
Member, Illinois House of Representatives
1859-1862:
Member, U.S. House of Representatives (D-IL)
1862-1865:
Union Army
1868:
Appointed by the House of Representatives as a manager to conduct the impeachment proceedings against President Andrew Johnson
1868:
Issued an Order Calling for the Observance of Memorial Day
1867-1871:
Member, U.S. House of Representatives (R-IL)
1871-1877:
U.S. Senator (R-IL)
1879-1886:
U.S. Senator (R-IL)
1884:
Unsuccessful Republican Nominee for Vice President
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