# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/john-a-logan
# Generated: 2026-08-13T00:42:04.599Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/john-a-logan"
name: "John A. Logan"
slug: "john-a-logan"
description: "John Alexander Logan was an American soldier and politician. He served in the Mexican–American War and was a general in the Union Army in the American Civil War. He served the state of Illinois as a state representative, a U.S. representative, and a U.S. senator and was an unsuccessful candidate for Vice President of the United States as James G. Blaine's running mate in the election of 1884. As the 3rd Commander-in-Chief of the Grand Army of the Republic, he is regarded as the most important figure in the movement to recognize Memorial Day as an official holiday."
tagline: "American soldier and politician (1826–1886)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/John_Alexander_Logan_(1).jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
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  isoCode: "US"
category:
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  slug: "politicians"
profileType:
  name: "Politician"
  slug: "politician"
birthDate: "1826-02-09"
deathDate: "1886-12-26"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  momentum:             6.069596819988644
  historical:           12.176544
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "RISING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump