Marvel M. Logan

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Marvel M. Logan

Marvel Mills Logan (* 7. January 1874 in Brownsville , Edmonson County , Kentucky , †  3. October 1939 in Washington, DC ) was an American politician of the Democratic Party .

Marvel Logan was born on a farm in Kentucky. After completing his education, he worked as a teacher at a school for two years before he ran a vocational school for teachers. He then studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1896. Logan subsequently worked as a lawyer in his hometown of Brownsville and, over time, also took on public offices. He was initially a member of the city's board of trustees . He later served as the Edmonson County attorney from 1902 to 1903. In 1912 he became the Assistant Attorney General for the State of Kentucky. In 1915 he was promoted to Attorney General, which he remained until 1917. From 1917 to 1918 he served as chairman of the Kentucky Tax Department.

In 1918 Logan moved to Louisville and in 1922 to Bowling Green . He continued to work there as a lawyer and was a member of several state agencies before he was appointed a judge on the Kentucky Court of Appeals in 1926 . In 1931 it also served as Chief Justice .

In 1930 Marvel Logan was elected a Democrat to the US Senate . He took office in Washington on March 4, 1931 and remained there after re-election in 1936 until his death in 1939. During this time he was, among other things, chairman of the Committee on Mines and Mining . In 1933 he chaired the subcommittee mandated by the Senate to investigate allegations of corruption that had arisen in connection with the election of John H. Overton to the Senate. The members of the committee particularly focused on the activities of Huey P. Long . The investigation led by Logan found that election manipulation (including the use of straw man candidates) had been carried out. However, no further action was taken against Overton.

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  • Marvel M. Logan in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
personal data
SURNAME Logan, Marvel M.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Logan, Marvel Mills (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH January 7, 1874
PLACE OF BIRTH Brownsville , Kentucky
DATE OF DEATH October 3, 1939
Place of death Washington, DC