J. Washington Logue

J. Washington Logue
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 6th district
In office March 4, 1913 – March 4, 1915
Preceded by	George D. McCreary
Succeeded by	George P. Darrow
Personal details
Born	James Washington Logue (1863-02-22)February 22, 1863 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Died	August 27, 1925(1925-08-27) (aged 62) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Resting place	Holy Sepulchre Cemetery
Political party	Republican

James Washington Logue (February 22, 1863 – August 27, 1925) was an American lawyer and Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania for one term from 1913 to 1915.

Biography

J. Washington Logue was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He graduated from La Salle University in Philadelphia. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1888 and commenced the practice of his profession in Philadelphia.

Congress

In 1912, Logue was elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-third Congress.

Later career

He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1914. He was an unsuccessful candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania in 1918.

He resumed the practice of law in Philadelphia, and was a member of the speakers’ bureau of the Council of National Defense during World War I. He served as secretary of the board of inspectors of the Eastern Penitentiary in 1923.

Death and burial

He died in Philadelphia on August 27, 1925, and was interred at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery in Cheltenham Township, Pennsylvania.^[1]

References

• The Political Graveyard

External links

• J. Washington Logue at Find a Grave