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John A. Logan entered politics as a Douglas Democrat, was elected county clerk in 1849, served in the State House of Representatives from 1853 to 1854 and in 1857 ; and for a time, during the interval, was prosecuting attorney of the Third Judicial District of Illinois.

In 1858 and 1860, he was elected as a Democrat to the U. S. House of Representatives.