William Logan

William Logan

William Logan (born December 8, 1776 in Harrodsburg , Virginia , †  August 8, 1822 in Shelby County , Kentucky ) was an American politician of the Democratic Republican Party , who represented the state of Kentucky in the US Senate .

Career

Born in what is now Kentucky, William Logan spent his early childhood in a fort receiving private tuition. Around the year 1798, he moved around the Shelby County, where he Jura studied, was admitted to the bar and began practicing. In 1799 he was a delegate to the Kentucky Constitutional Convention.

His political career began in 1803 when he was elected to the Kentucky House of Representatives , to which he was a member until 1806 and again in 1808. He was the speaker of the parliamentary chamber for two session periods . Between 1808 and 1812 he served as a judge at the Court of Appeal; he was also a member of the Electoral College in the presidential elections in 1808 , 1812 and 1816 .

In 1818, Logan was finally elected to the US Senate, where he represented Kentucky from March 4, 1819 to May 28, 1820. He resigned his mandate early to run for governor of Kentucky, but was defeated by the internal party competitor John Adair . His last public office he also took over in 1820 as Commissioner of the Kentucky River Company . He died two years later on his Shelby County estate and was buried in Shelbyville .

Web links

• William Logan in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• William Logan in the database of Find a Grave (English)