George Washington Logan
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George Washington Logan was a prominent North Carolina
politician who served in the Confederate States Congress during the American Civil War
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Logan was born in Rutherford County, North Carolina
. He represented the state in the Second Confederate Congress
from 1864 to 1865. After the Civil War
he served in the North Carolina State Legislature from 1866 to 1868 as a member of the Republican Party
. As a native white member of the Reconstruction Republican Party, Logan was known as a "scalawag
", but was strongly opposed to the policies (and possible corruption) enacted by Governor William Woods Holden
.
Logan also served as a state court judge from 1868 to 1874.
North Carolina
North Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte...
politician who served in the Confederate States Congress during the American Civil War
American Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
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Logan was born in Rutherford County, North Carolina
Rutherford County, North Carolina
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 62,899 people, 25,191 households, and 17,935 families residing in the county. The population density was 112 people per square mile . There were 29,535 housing units at an average density of 52 per square mile...
. He represented the state in the Second Confederate Congress
Second Confederate Congress
The Second Confederate Congress was the second and last regular term of the legislature of the Confederate States of America. Members of the Second Confederate Congress were chosen in elections held at various dates in 1863 and 1864...
from 1864 to 1865. After the Civil War
American Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
he served in the North Carolina State Legislature from 1866 to 1868 as a member of the Republican Party
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
. As a native white member of the Reconstruction Republican Party, Logan was known as a "scalawag
Scalawag
In United States history, scalawag was a derogatory nickname for southern whites who supported Reconstruction following the Civil War.-History:...
", but was strongly opposed to the policies (and possible corruption) enacted by Governor William Woods Holden
William Woods Holden
William Woods Holden was the 38th and 40th Governor of North Carolina in 1865 and from 1868 to 1871. He was the leader of the state's Republican Party during Reconstruction. Holden was the second governor in American history to be impeached, and the first to be removed from office...
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Logan also served as a state court judge from 1868 to 1874.