William Turner Logan (June 21, 1874 – September 15, 1941) was an American lawyer and politician who served two terms as a

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from

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from 1921 to 1925.

Early life and education

Born in

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, Logan attended the public schools, and was graduated from the College of

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, in 1895. He studied law at the

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. He was admitted to the bar in 1895 and commenced practice in

Political career

He served as member of the State house of representatives 1901-1904. He was corporation counsel of Charleston 1914-1918. He served as chairman of the Democratic executive committee of Charleston County 1916-1918. He served as chairman of the city Democratic executive committee 1918-1922 and reelected in 1922.

Congress

Logan was elected as a

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to the Sixty-seventh and Sixty-eighth Congresses (March 4, 1921 – March 3, 1925). He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1924. He was one of the 62 congressmen, and the only southerner, to vote against the

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Later career and death

He continued the practice of his profession in

, until his death there on September 15, 1941. He was interred in Magnolia Cemetery.

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External links

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Description, Logan Family Papers, 1865-1961
at South Carolina Historical Society

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