Logan, John A., Mrs., 1838-1923

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Mary Simmerson Cunningham Logan, wife of U.S. Congressman and Union General John A. Logan, and well known author.

From the description of Mrs. John A. Logan correspondence with S. S. McClure [manuscript], 1887, 1898. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 763312775

Wife of Civil War General Logan from Jackson County, Illinois who also served in the U.S. Senate.

From the description of Letters, 1884, 1890, 1894. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 52538350

Biographical Notes

John Alexander Logan

  • 1826, Feb. 9: Born, Jackson County, Ill.
  • 1846 - 1848 : Lieutenant, United States Army
  • 1851: Began law practice
  • 1852: Elected to Illinois legislature
  • 1855: Married Mary Simmerson Cunningham (died 1923)
  • 1858: Elected to Congress as representative from the eleventh Illinois district
  • 1861: Colonel, 31st Illinois Regiment
  • 1862 - 1865 : General, United States Army
  • 1866 - 1870 : Representative-at-large from Illinois, United States Congress
  • 1868: Conceived idea of Memorial Day
  • 1871 - 1877 : 1879 - 1886 : United States United States Illinois Illinois United States senator from Illinois
  • 1884: Vice-presidential candidate on Republican ticket with James Gillespie Blaine
  • 1886, Dec. 26: Died, Washington, D.C.

Mary Simmerson Cunningham Logan

  • 1838, Aug. 15: Born, Petersburg, Mo.
  • 1855: Married John Alexander Logan (died 1886)
  • 1886 - 1923 : Editor and author
  • 1923, Feb. 22: Died, Washington, D.C.

From the guide to the John Alexander Logan Family Papers, 1836-1925, (bulk 1860-1917), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)
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creatorOf Logan, John A., Mrs., 1838-1923. Letter : Washington, D.C., to A.C. Sweetsen, n.p., 1888 Feb. 27. Texas Christian University
creatorOf World's Columbian Exposition (1893 : Chicago, Ill.). Board of Lady Managers. World's Columbian Exposition, Board of Lady Managers records, 1890-1904 (bulk 1890-1894). Chicago History Museum
creatorOf Logan, John A., Mrs., 1838-1923. Letters, 1884, 1890, 1894. Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library
referencedIn Cantwell, John Simon. Papers, 1804-1907. Andover-Harvard Theological Library
creatorOf Beaver, James A. (James Addams), 1837-1914. Letter : Bellefonte, Penn[sylvani]a, to Mrs. John A. Logan, Washington, D.C., 1893 April 21. Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library
referencedIn Ferguson (Henry Noel) Photograph Collection 86-268., 1847, 1889, 1931-1968, 1980 Dolph Briscoe Center for American History
creatorOf John Alexander Logan Family Papers, 1836-1925, (bulk 1860-1917) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
creatorOf Gavin, Alberta, b. 1886 or 7. Letters received and clipping, 1897-1900. Buffalo History Museum, Research Library
creatorOf Logan, John A., Mrs., 1838-1923. Mrs. John A. Logan correspondence with S. S. McClure [manuscript], 1887, 1898. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Clara Barton Papers, 1805-1958, (bulk 1861-1912) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn Logan, John Alexander, 1826-1886. John Alexander Logan papers, 1863-1939 (inclusive). Yale University Library
referencedIn John Bartram correspondence, 1735-1775, 1735-1775 American Philosophical Society
referencedIn Barton, Clara, 1821-1912. Clara Barton papers, 1805-1958 (bulk 1861-1912). Library of Congress
referencedIn Fallows, Samuel, 1835-1922. Papers, 1856-1922. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
creatorOf Hay, John, 1838-1905. Correspondence, 1854-1914, "Lincoln" to "Ludington". Brown University Archives, John Hay Library
creatorOf Logan, John A., Mrs., 1838-1923. Letter : Washington, D.C., to A.C. Sweetsen, n.p., 1888 Feb. 27. University of Chicago Library
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associatedWith Breintnall, Joseph, d. 1746 person
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