John William Logan
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John William Logan, known as "Paddy" Logan, (1845 – 25 May 1925), was a civil engineering contractor and Liberal
Member of Parliament
(MP) for Harborough
in Leicestershire
.
His health was poor because of a hunting accident and he resigned as MP on two occasions. Logan had won Harborough from the Tories at a by-election on 8 May 1891 and held it until his resignation
on 1 June 1904. He returned at the second general election of 1910, only to resign again six years later. His political career was devoted improving the lot of agricultural labourers, and was in their interests that he ha agreed to stand for parliament on the second occasion, but the strain proved too great, forcing him to retire permanently from public life.
During his election campaigns, he was often denied the use of public halls, and held his meetings under canvas in what he called the "free speech tent".
He has the distinction to have been appointed as both Steward of the Manor of Northstead and Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds. He was appointed to the former post in 1904 and to the latter in 1916. The Stewards of the Manor of Northstead
and of the Chiltern Hundreds
are notional 'offices of profit under the crown' which are used a procedural device to enable MPs to resign.
He was the son of John Logan of Newport, Monmouthshire and educated at King's School, Gloucester. JW Logan was a successful railway contractor with the civil engineering firm of Logan & Hemingway. He moved to Leicestershire in 1876 to supervise a railway contract and lived at East Langton
Grange, where he gave the village a cricket ground and a hall. He also maintained a cottage home for the children of men killed on his works.
J.W. Logan was a prominent sportsman and one of the founding fathers of the British racing pigeon fancy, writing Logan’s Pigeon Racer’s Handbook. He was President of Leicestershire County Cricket Club
.
On his death at the age of 80 in 1925, he was buried at East Langton
, near Market Harborough
, where he had lived for fifty years.
Liberal Party (UK)
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Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
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(MP) for Harborough
Harborough (UK Parliament constituency)
Harborough is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.-Boundaries:...
in Leicestershire
Leicestershire
Leicestershire is a landlocked county in the English Midlands. It takes its name from the heavily populated City of Leicester, traditionally its administrative centre, although the City of Leicester unitary authority is today administered separately from the rest of Leicestershire...
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His health was poor because of a hunting accident and he resigned as MP on two occasions. Logan had won Harborough from the Tories at a by-election on 8 May 1891 and held it until his resignation
Resignation from the British House of Commons
Members of Parliament sitting in the House of Commons in the United Kingdom are technically forbidden to resign. To circumvent this prohibition, a legal fiction is used...
on 1 June 1904. He returned at the second general election of 1910, only to resign again six years later. His political career was devoted improving the lot of agricultural labourers, and was in their interests that he ha agreed to stand for parliament on the second occasion, but the strain proved too great, forcing him to retire permanently from public life.
During his election campaigns, he was often denied the use of public halls, and held his meetings under canvas in what he called the "free speech tent".
He has the distinction to have been appointed as both Steward of the Manor of Northstead and Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds. He was appointed to the former post in 1904 and to the latter in 1916. The Stewards of the Manor of Northstead
Manor of Northstead
The Manor of Northstead was once a collection of fields and farms in the parish of Scalby in the North Riding of Yorkshire in England. By 1600, the manor house had fallen into disrepair and was occupied only by a shepherd. At present the Manor is part of the Barrowcliff area of the town of...
and of the Chiltern Hundreds
Chiltern Hundreds
Appointment to the office of Crown Steward and Bailiff of the three Chiltern Hundreds of Stoke, Desborough and Burnham is a sinecure appointment which is used as a device allowing a Member of the United Kingdom Parliament to resign his or her seat...
are notional 'offices of profit under the crown' which are used a procedural device to enable MPs to resign.
He was the son of John Logan of Newport, Monmouthshire and educated at King's School, Gloucester. JW Logan was a successful railway contractor with the civil engineering firm of Logan & Hemingway. He moved to Leicestershire in 1876 to supervise a railway contract and lived at East Langton
East Langton
East Langton is a village and civil parish in the Harborough district of Leicestershire, England. The parish also includes Church Langton. It is near Kibworth and Market Harborough, and the parish according to the 2001 census had a population of 351...
Grange, where he gave the village a cricket ground and a hall. He also maintained a cottage home for the children of men killed on his works.
J.W. Logan was a prominent sportsman and one of the founding fathers of the British racing pigeon fancy, writing Logan’s Pigeon Racer’s Handbook. He was President of Leicestershire County Cricket Club
Leicestershire County Cricket Club
Leicestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Leicestershire. It has also been representative of the county of Rutland....
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On his death at the age of 80 in 1925, he was buried at East Langton
East Langton
East Langton is a village and civil parish in the Harborough district of Leicestershire, England. The parish also includes Church Langton. It is near Kibworth and Market Harborough, and the parish according to the 2001 census had a population of 351...
, near Market Harborough
Market Harborough
Market Harborough is a market town within the Harborough district of Leicestershire, England.It has a population of 20,785 and is the administrative headquarters of Harborough District Council. It sits on the Northamptonshire-Leicestershire border...
, where he had lived for fifty years.