M. M. Logan
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Marvel Mills Logan a Democrat
, served as a member of the United States Senate
from Kentucky
.
Mills was born on a farm near Brownsville, Edmonson County, Kentucky. He taught school for two years and also conducted a training school for teachers. He then studied law and was admitted to the bar
in 1896. He practiced law in Brownsville. He served as chairman of the board of trustees of Brownsville; as county attorney of Edmonson County 1902-1903; as assistant Attorney General of Kentucky
1912-1915; as Attorney General of Kentucky
1915-1917; and as chairman of the Kentucky Tax Commission 1917-1918. Mills then moved to Louisville, Kentucky
in 1918 and then to Bowling Green, Kentucky
in 1922, continuing to practice law. He served as a member of the State Board of Education, the State Board of Sinking Fund Commissioners, and the State Board of Printing Commissioners. He served as a justice of the Kentucky Court of Appeals
1926-1930 and as Chief Justice
in 1931.
Mills was elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate
in 1930 and reelected in 1936 and served from March 4, 1931, until his death. While in the Senate he served as Chairman of the Committee on Mines and Mining (Seventy-third through Seventy-fifth Congresses) and on the Committee on Claims (Seventy-sixth Congress).
In 1933 Logan chaired the subcommittee dispatched to Louisiana
by the United States Senate
to investigate allegations of corrupt activities of the political machine of Huey Long
during the 1932 election of John H. Overton
to the Senate. Logan's inquiry reported that the election was impacted by fraud, specifically the involvement of dummy candidates
and deducts (money taken from public employees' pay for use by the Long machine), but no action was taken against Overton.
Logan died in Washington, D.C. on October 3, 1939 and is buried in the Logan family cemetery near Brownsville.
Democratic Party (United States)
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, served as a member of the United States Senate
United States Senate
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from Kentucky
Kentucky
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Mills was born on a farm near Brownsville, Edmonson County, Kentucky. He taught school for two years and also conducted a training school for teachers. He then studied law and was admitted to the bar
Bar (law)
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in 1896. He practiced law in Brownsville. He served as chairman of the board of trustees of Brownsville; as county attorney of Edmonson County 1902-1903; as assistant Attorney General of Kentucky
Attorney General of Kentucky
The Attorney General of Kentucky is an office created by the Kentucky Constitution. . Under Kentucky law, he serves several roles, including the state's chief prosecutor , the state's chief law enforcement officer , and the state's chief law officer...
1912-1915; as Attorney General of Kentucky
Attorney General of Kentucky
The Attorney General of Kentucky is an office created by the Kentucky Constitution. . Under Kentucky law, he serves several roles, including the state's chief prosecutor , the state's chief law enforcement officer , and the state's chief law officer...
1915-1917; and as chairman of the Kentucky Tax Commission 1917-1918. Mills then moved to Louisville, Kentucky
Louisville, Kentucky
Louisville is the largest city in the U.S. state of Kentucky, and the county seat of Jefferson County. Since 2003, the city's borders have been coterminous with those of the county because of a city-county merger. The city's population at the 2010 census was 741,096...
in 1918 and then to Bowling Green, Kentucky
Bowling Green, Kentucky
Bowling Green is the third-most populous city in the state of Kentucky after Louisville and Lexington, with a population of 58,067 as of the 2010 Census. It is the county seat of Warren County and the principal city of the Bowling Green, Kentucky Metropolitan Statistical Area with an estimated 2009...
in 1922, continuing to practice law. He served as a member of the State Board of Education, the State Board of Sinking Fund Commissioners, and the State Board of Printing Commissioners. He served as a justice of the Kentucky Court of Appeals
Kentucky Court of Appeals
The Kentucky Court of Appeals is the lower of Kentucky's two appellate courts, under the Kentucky Supreme Court. Prior to a 1975 amendment to the Kentucky Constitution the Kentucky Court of Appeals was the only appellate court in Kentucky....
1926-1930 and as Chief Justice
Chief Justice
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in 1931.
Mills was elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate
United States Senate
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in 1930 and reelected in 1936 and served from March 4, 1931, until his death. While in the Senate he served as Chairman of the Committee on Mines and Mining (Seventy-third through Seventy-fifth Congresses) and on the Committee on Claims (Seventy-sixth Congress).
In 1933 Logan chaired the subcommittee dispatched to Louisiana
Louisiana
Louisiana is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America. Its capital is Baton Rouge and largest city is New Orleans. Louisiana is the only state in the U.S. with political subdivisions termed parishes, which are local governments equivalent to counties...
by the United States Senate
United States Senate
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to investigate allegations of corrupt activities of the political machine of Huey Long
Huey Long
Huey Pierce Long, Jr. , nicknamed The Kingfish, served as the 40th Governor of Louisiana from 1928–1932 and as a U.S. Senator from 1932 to 1935. A Democrat, he was noted for his radical populist policies. Though a backer of Franklin D...
during the 1932 election of John H. Overton
John H. Overton
John Holmes Overton was an attorney and Democratic United States representative and U.S. senator from Louisiana...
to the Senate. Logan's inquiry reported that the election was impacted by fraud, specifically the involvement of dummy candidates
Dummy candidate
A Dummy candidate is a candidate who stands for election with no intention of winning but to direct preferences to other candidates in order to increase their share of the vote....
and deducts (money taken from public employees' pay for use by the Long machine), but no action was taken against Overton.
Logan died in Washington, D.C. on October 3, 1939 and is buried in the Logan family cemetery near Brownsville.