Frank Logue
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Frank Logue was the 25th mayor of New Haven, Connecticut
, serving from 1976 to 1979.
His mother was widowed, leaving her to support five children during the depression
on a kindergarten
teacher's salary. Frank Logue and his three brothers all attended Yale University
, where, after Pearl Harbor
, they enlisted in the military reserves. Frank Logue was called to active duty in 1943, served as an infantry soldier in France, and returned to Yale, graduating in 1948, and going on to attend Yale Law School
.
Logue entered politics in Trumbull, Connecticut
in 1953, becoming a Democratic
district leader, then a prosecutor, and then town attorney. He ran for state representative
in 1960, and lost. He served in the Kennedy administration as a part-time staff person for the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights.
At age 40 he moved his family to New Haven
, where he organized and directed an institute to train community organizers and neighborhood workers in the War on Poverty
. He later created and directed "National Urban Fellows", an urban leadership development program for minorities and women. He was subsequently elected to the New Haven Board of Aldermen, representing the city's 18th Ward for two two-year terms, from 1972 to 1975.
Bucking the New Haven Democratic party machine
, he ran as a liberal reform
candidate against the party's candidate, incumbent Bart Guida, in the 1975 mayoral primary
and went on to win the primary and the general election. He took office as mayor on January 1, 1976. He won renomination in the September 1977 primary by a margin of 243 votes over challenger Biagio DiLieto
and was re-elected to a second term in November of that year. However, he lost the primary to DiLieto in his bid for a third two-year term in 1979.
Frank Logue's brother Edward
, a Yale Law School graduate who married the daughter of William DeVane, dean of Yale College, was an influential city planner who was Mayor Lee's right-hand man on most administrative matters.
After leaving the mayor's office, Logue was an active civic volunteer in New Haven and worked as a labor arbitrator
and as a consultant to organizations including the Ford Foundation
. He died in Hamden, Connecticut
, on December 31, 2010.
Connecticut
Connecticut is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, and the state of New York to the west and the south .Connecticut is named for the Connecticut River, the major U.S. river that approximately...
, serving from 1976 to 1979.
His mother was widowed, leaving her to support five children during the depression
Great Depression
The Great Depression was a severe worldwide economic depression in the decade preceding World War II. The timing of the Great Depression varied across nations, but in most countries it started in about 1929 and lasted until the late 1930s or early 1940s...
on a kindergarten
Kindergarten
A kindergarten is a preschool educational institution for children. The term was created by Friedrich Fröbel for the play and activity institute that he created in 1837 in Bad Blankenburg as a social experience for children for their transition from home to school...
teacher's salary. Frank Logue and his three brothers all attended Yale University
Yale University
Yale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States...
, where, after Pearl Harbor
Attack on Pearl Harbor
The attack on Pearl Harbor was a surprise military strike conducted by the Imperial Japanese Navy against the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on the morning of December 7, 1941...
, they enlisted in the military reserves. Frank Logue was called to active duty in 1943, served as an infantry soldier in France, and returned to Yale, graduating in 1948, and going on to attend Yale Law School
Yale Law School
Yale Law School, or YLS, is the law school of Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Established in 1824, it offers the J.D., LL.M., J.S.D. and M.S.L. degrees in law. It also hosts visiting scholars, visiting researchers and a number of legal research centers...
.
Logue entered politics in Trumbull, Connecticut
Trumbull, Connecticut
Trumbull, a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut in the New England region of the United States, is bordered by the towns of Monroe, Shelton, Stratford, Bridgeport, Fairfield and Easton along Connecticut's Gold Coast. The population was 36,018 according to the 2010 census.Family Circle magazine...
in 1953, becoming a Democratic
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
district leader, then a prosecutor, and then town attorney. He ran for state representative
Connecticut House of Representatives
The Connecticut House of Representatives is the lower house in the Connecticut General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Connecticut. The house is composed of 151 members representing an equal number of districts, with each constituency containing nearly 22,600 residents...
in 1960, and lost. He served in the Kennedy administration as a part-time staff person for the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights.
At age 40 he moved his family to New Haven
New Haven, Connecticut
New Haven is the second-largest city in Connecticut and the sixth-largest in New England. According to the 2010 Census, New Haven's population increased by 5.0% between 2000 and 2010, a rate higher than that of the State of Connecticut, and higher than that of the state's five largest cities, and...
, where he organized and directed an institute to train community organizers and neighborhood workers in the War on Poverty
War on Poverty
The War on Poverty is the unofficial name for legislation first introduced by United States President Lyndon B. Johnson during his State of the Union address on January 8, 1964. This legislation was proposed by Johnson in response to a national poverty rate of around nineteen percent...
. He later created and directed "National Urban Fellows", an urban leadership development program for minorities and women. He was subsequently elected to the New Haven Board of Aldermen, representing the city's 18th Ward for two two-year terms, from 1972 to 1975.
Bucking the New Haven Democratic party machine
Political machine
A political machine is a political organization in which an authoritative boss or small group commands the support of a corps of supporters and businesses , who receive rewards for their efforts...
, he ran as a liberal reform
Reform movement
A reform movement is a kind of social movement that aims to make gradual change, or change in certain aspects of society, rather than rapid or fundamental changes...
candidate against the party's candidate, incumbent Bart Guida, in the 1975 mayoral primary
Primary election
A primary election is an election in which party members or voters select candidates for a subsequent election. Primary elections are one means by which a political party nominates candidates for the next general election....
and went on to win the primary and the general election. He took office as mayor on January 1, 1976. He won renomination in the September 1977 primary by a margin of 243 votes over challenger Biagio DiLieto
Biagio DiLieto
Biagio "Ben" DiLieto was Mayor of New Haven, Connecticut, from 1980 to 1989, serving as the city's 26th mayor.DiLieto was chief of police in New Haven from 1970 to 1976. He first ran for mayor in 1977, when he narrowly lost the Democratic primary to incumbent Frank Logue. He ran again in 1979,...
and was re-elected to a second term in November of that year. However, he lost the primary to DiLieto in his bid for a third two-year term in 1979.
Frank Logue's brother Edward
Edward J. Logue
Edward J. "Ed" Logue was an urban planner, public administrator, lawyer, politician, and academic who worked in New Haven, Boston, and New York State....
, a Yale Law School graduate who married the daughter of William DeVane, dean of Yale College, was an influential city planner who was Mayor Lee's right-hand man on most administrative matters.
After leaving the mayor's office, Logue was an active civic volunteer in New Haven and worked as a labor arbitrator
Arbitration
Arbitration, a form of alternative dispute resolution , is a legal technique for the resolution of disputes outside the courts, where the parties to a dispute refer it to one or more persons , by whose decision they agree to be bound...
and as a consultant to organizations including the Ford Foundation
Ford Foundation
The Ford Foundation is a private foundation incorporated in Michigan and based in New York City created to fund programs that were chartered in 1936 by Edsel Ford and Henry Ford....
. He died in Hamden, Connecticut
Hamden, Connecticut
Hamden is a town in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States. The town's nickname is "The Land of the Sleeping Giant." Hamden is home to Quinnipiac University. The population was 58,180 according to the Census Bureau's 2005 estimates...
, on December 31, 2010.