William Logan

American politician (1776–1822)
Person human Q2579764
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William Logan

Summary

William Logan is a human[1]. He was born in Harrodsburg[2]. He was born on +1776-12-08T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Shelby County[4]. He died on +1822-08-08T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a politician[6], lawyer[7], and judge[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • William Logan was born in Harrodsburg[2].
  • William Logan passed away in Shelby County[4].
  • William Logan was born on +1776-12-08T00:00:00Z[3].
  • William Logan died on +1822-08-08T00:00:00Z[5].
  • William Logan's father was Benjamin Logan[10].
  • A child of William Logan was Caleb Wallace Logan[11].
  • William Logan held citizenship in United States[12].
  • William Logan's professions included politician[6].
  • William Logan's professions included lawyer[7].
  • William Logan's professions included judge[8].
  • William Logan held the position of United States senator[13].
  • William Logan held the position of member of the Kentucky House of Representatives[14].
  • William Logan's image is recorded as William Logan of Kentucky.jpg[15].
  • William Logan is recorded as male[16].
  • William Logan's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • William Logan was affiliated with the Democratic-Republican Party[18].
  • William Logan's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 17020108[19].
  • William Logan's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2007155984[20].
  • William Logan's Find a Grave memorial ID is recorded as 23543108[21].
  • William Logan's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0c0hdl[22].
  • William Logan's Open Library ID is recorded as OL4794318A[23].
  • William Logan's family name is recorded as Logan[24].
  • William Logan's given name is recorded as William[25].
  • William Logan's work location is recorded as Washington, D.C.[26].
  • William Logan's US Congress Bio ID is recorded as L000405[27].

Body

Origins and Family

William Logan was born in Harrodsburg[2]. He was born on +1776-12-08T00:00:00Z[3]. His father was Benjamin Logan[10].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include politician[6], lawyer[7], and judge[8]. Positions held include United States senator[13], a position[28], in United States[29] and member of the Kentucky House of Representatives[14].

Personal Life

A child of William Logan was Caleb Wallace Logan[11]. He was affiliated with the Democratic-Republican Party[18].

Death and Burial

William Logan died on +1822-08-08T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in Shelby County[4].

Why It Matters

William Logan ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30]

FAQs

Where was William Logan born?

William Logan's place of birth was Harrodsburg[2].

Where did William Logan die?

William Logan died in Shelby County[4].

Who were William Logan's parents?

William Logan's father was Benjamin Logan[10].

What did William Logan do for work?

William Logan worked as politician[6], lawyer[7], and judge[8].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [15] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [16] . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] . wikidata.org.
  7. [17] . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . Geni.com. wikidata.org.
  11. [18] . wikidata.org.
  12. [6] . A New Nation Votes: American Electoral Returns, 1788-1825. Retrieved . elections.lib.tufts.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [7] . wikidata.org.
  14. [8] . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . wikidata.org.
  18. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [5] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Google Knowledge Graph. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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