David Logan (British politician)

David Gilbert Logan (22 November 1871 – 25 February 1964), known as Davie Logan, was a Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom of Scots-Irish descent.[1] He succeeded T.P. O'Connor as member of Parliament for Liverpool Scotland in 1929, 44 years after O'Connor had been first elected.

For other people named David Logan, see David Logan.

Born in the Scotland Road area of Liverpool, Logan was the son of Thomas Logan, a ship's cook, and Catherine McHugh.[1]

He was Member of Parliament (MP) for Liverpool, Scotland from 1929 until his death in 1964, aged 92, becoming the oldest MP since Samuel Young in 1918.[2] Logan was later surpassed by S. O. Davies, who died in office aged 92. Logan was a longtime associate of the previous MP T.P. O'Connor as well as himself having a strong involvement in the Irish Nationalist movement prior to joining the Labour Party, serving on Liverpool city council as a nationalist councillor.

He was elected for the Scotland ward from 1909 to 1911 then served as Scotland North from 1911 to 1918 as a Nationalist councillor then taking the Labour whip. He served till 1931 before becoming an Alderman and leader of Liverpool Labour party from 1942 to 1951.

References
  • Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages
  • Kelly, Michael (2006), Liverpool's Irish Connection, AJH Publishing ISBN 0-9554854-0-1

Notes
  1. Kelly (2006), p173
  2. "Mr David Logan Oldest M.P.". The Glasgow Herald. 26 February 1964.
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
T.P. O'Connor		 Member of Parliament for Liverpool Scotland
1929–1964		 Succeeded by
Walter Alldritt
Preceded by
Murdoch Macdonald		 Oldest sitting member
(nb not Father of the House)
1950 – 1964		 Succeeded by
Winston Churchill


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