W. Turner Logan Explained

William Turner Logan
Image Name:WTurnerLogan.jpg
Birth Date:21 June 1874
Birth Place:Summerville, South Carolina
Death Place:Charleston, South Carolina
Resting Place:Magnolia Cemetery in Charleston, South Carolina
State1:South Carolina
District1:1st
Term Start1:March 4, 1921
Term End1:March 3, 1925
Predecessor1:Richard S. Whaley
Successor1:Thomas S. McMillan
Office2:Member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from Charleston County
Term2:January 8, 1901  - February 20, 1904
Party:Democratic
Profession:lawyer
Alma Mater:College of Charleston
University of Virginia
Caption:portrait of William TurnerLogan.

William Turner Logan (June 21, 1874 – September 15, 1941) was an American lawyer and politician who served two terms as a U.S. Representative from South Carolina from 1921 to 1925.

Early life and education

Born in Summerville, South Carolina, Logan attended the public schools, and was graduated from the College of Charleston, South Carolina, in 1895.

He studied law at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Virginia. He was admitted to the bar in 1895 and commenced practice in Charleston, South Carolina.

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 Democrat 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 Immigration Act of 1924.[1]

Later career and death

He continued the practice of his profession in Charleston, South Carolina, until his death there on September 15, 1941. He was interred in Magnolia Cemetery.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: TO AGREE TO THE REPORT OF CONFERENCE COMMITTEE ON H.R. ... -- House Vote #90 -- May 15, 1924.