John Alexander Logan
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American politician
Union Army general
United States representative
United States senator
author
human
lawyer
John Alexander Logan was a prominent 19th-century American Civil War general and influential Republican politician who served as a U.S. Congressman and Senator from Illinois.
Aliases (1)
- John A. Logan ×2
Statements (51)
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| instanceOf |
American politician
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Union Army general → United States representative → United States senator → author → human → lawyer → |
| allegiance |
United States of America
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| alsoKnownAs |
John A. Logan
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| birthDate |
1826-02-09
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| birthPlace |
Jackson County, Illinois, United States
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| burialPlace |
United States Soldiers' and Airmen's Home National Cemetery
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| child |
John Alexander Logan Jr.
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| conflict |
American Civil War
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| countryOfCitizenship |
United States of America
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| deathDate |
1886-12-26
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| deathPlace |
Washington, D.C., United States
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| familyName |
Logan
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| fullName |
John Alexander Logan
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| givenName |
John
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| honor |
Fort Logan in Colorado named after him
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Logan Circle in Washington, D.C. named after him → |
| ideology |
Radical Republican
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| knownFor |
Advocacy for Memorial Day as a national day of remembrance
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Leadership of volunteer troops in the Western Theater of the American Civil War → Prominent role in the Grand Army of the Republic → |
| militaryBranch |
Union Army
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| militaryRank |
major general
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| movement |
Unionist
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| notableWork |
The Great Conspiracy: Its Origin and History
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| officeEnd |
U.S. Representative from Illinois: 1862
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U.S. Representative from Illinois: 1871 → U.S. Senator from Illinois: 1877 → U.S. Senator from Illinois: 1886 → |
| officeStart |
U.S. Representative from Illinois: 1859
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U.S. Representative from Illinois: 1867 → U.S. Senator from Illinois: 1871 → U.S. Senator from Illinois: 1879 → |
| partySwitch |
Switched from Democratic Party to Republican Party during the Civil War
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| politicalParty |
Democratic Party (United States)
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Republican Party (United States) → |
| positionHeld |
Lieutenant Governor of Illinois
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Member of the Illinois House of Representatives → United States Representative from Illinois → United States Senator from Illinois → |
| representedDistrict |
Illinois 13th congressional district
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Illinois 9th congressional district → |
| residence |
Murphysboro, Illinois, United States
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| signature |
Signature of John A. Logan
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| spouse |
Mary Simmerson Cunningham Logan
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| stateRepresented |
Illinois
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Referenced by (4)
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John Alexander Logan
("John A. Logan")
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John Alexander Logan
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fullName |
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Oak Ridge Cemetery
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Logan Circle
("John A. Logan")
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