| 词条 | Robert Henry Logan |
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BiographyLogan was born in Salem, the son of Joseph Addison Logan and his wife Elsie, the daughter of Henry A. Edmundson. He was descended from James Logan, who had been a colonel during the American War of Independence. The family also claimed descent from a Scottish "Lord Logan".[1] He was educated at the Montgomery Male Academy and later at Roanoke College, moving on to the United States Military Academy in 1857. After distinguished service with the 42nd Virginia Infantry under General John B. Floyd and later with the 27th Virginia Cavalry, Logan served as a staff officer to General Gabriel C. Wharton. Having risen to a high command in the 45th Virginia Infantry by the end of the war, he returned to Salem, where in 1867 he was admitted to the bar. In 1871 he married Anna Clayton Logan, a second cousin, and they had five children. He was Mayor of Salem on two occasions and was the town's attorney for twenty years. He died in Salem, aged 61.[1] References1. ^1 2 {{cite book|author=G.S. Jack|title=History of Roanoke County|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KgoQAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA55|publisher=Рипол Классик|isbn=978-5-87651-384-7|pages=55–}} {{Virginia-politician-stub}}{{authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Logan, Robert Henry}}2. ^{{cite book|title=Proceedings of the ... Annual Meeting of the Virginia State Bar Association|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hPBQAQAAMAAJ|year=1901|publisher=Virginia State Bar Association}} 9 : 1839 births|1900 deaths|People from Salem, Virginia|Mayors of places in Virginia|People of Virginia in the American Civil War|Members of the Virginia General Assembly|19th-century American politicians|Confederate States Army officers|United States Military Academy alumni |
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