David Logan (politician)
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David Gilbert Logan (22 November 1871 – 25 February 1964), known as Davie Logan, was a British Labour Party politician of Scots-Irish descent.[1] He succeeded T.P. O'Connor as member of Parliament for Liverpool Scotland in 1929, 44-years after O'Connor had been first elected.
Born in the Scotland Road area of Liverpool, Logan was the son of Thomas Logan, a ship's cook, and Catherine McHugh.[1]
He was Member of Parliament for Liverpool, Scotland from 1929 until his death in 1964, aged 92, becoming the oldest MP since Samuel Young in 1918. Logan was a longtime associate of the previous MP T.P. O'Connor as well as himself having a strong involvement in the Irish Nationalist movement prior to joining the Labour Party, serving on Liverpool city council as a nationalist councillor.
[edit] References
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page
- Kelly, Michael (2006), Liverpool's Irish Connection, AJH Publishing ISBN 0-95-548540-1
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| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by T.P. O'Connor |
Member of Parliament for Liverpool Scotland 1929–1964 |
Succeeded by Walter Alldritt |
| Preceded by Murdoch Macdonald |
Oldest sitting member (nb not Father of the House) 1950 - 1964 |
Succeeded by Winston Churchill |
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