Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p David Gilbert Logan (22 November 1871 – 25 February 1964), known as Davie Logan, was a British Labour Party politician of Scots-Irish descent. He succeeded T.P. O'Connor as member of Parliament for Liverpool Scotland in 1929, 44-years after O'Connor had been first elected. Born in the Scotland Road area of Liverpool, Logan was the son of Thomas Logan, a ship's cook, and Catherine McHugh.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. 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 1911-1918 as a Nationalist councillor then taking the Labour whip. He served till 1931 before becoming an Alderman and leader of Liverpool Labour party from 1942-1951. }
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- David_Logan_(British_politician) abstract "David Gilbert Logan (22 November 1871 – 25 February 1964), known as Davie Logan, was a British Labour Party politician of Scots-Irish descent. He succeeded T.P. O'Connor as member of Parliament for Liverpool Scotland in 1929, 44-years after O'Connor had been first elected. Born in the Scotland Road area of Liverpool, Logan was the son of Thomas Logan, a ship's cook, and Catherine McHugh.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. 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 1911-1918 as a Nationalist councillor then taking the Labour whip. He served till 1931 before becoming an Alderman and leader of Liverpool Labour party from 1942-1951".