David Gilbert Logan (22 November 1871 – 25 February 1964), known as Davie Logan, was a British Labour Party politician of Scots-Irish descent. 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.
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.
References
- Kelly, Michael (2006), Liverpool's Irish Connection, AJH Publishing ISBN 0-95-548540-1
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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. 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.
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.
References
- Kelly, Michael (2006), Liverpool's Irish Connection, AJH Publishing ISBN 0-95-548540-1
Notes
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