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Logan H. Roots
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Arkansas's 1st district
In office
June 22, 1868 – March 3, 1871
Succeeded byJames M. Hanks
Personal details
Born
Logan Holt Roots

(1841-03-26)March 26, 1841
Perry County, Illinois, U.S.
DiedMay 30, 1893(1893-05-30) (aged 52)
Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S.
Resting placeOakland Cemetery,
Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Alma materIllinois State Normal University
OccupationBusinessman; banker
SignatureLogan H. Roots stylized autograph, in ink
Military service
BranchUnited States Volunteers
Years of service1862–1865
RankBrevet Lieutenant Colonel
Unit81st Illinois Infantry
WarsAmerican Civil War

Logan Holt Roots (March 26, 1841 – May 30, 1893) was an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for Arkansas's 1st congressional district from 1868 to 1871. He was a member of the Republican Party. He is the namesake of Fort Logan H. Roots.

Early life and education

Roots was born in Perry County, Illinois. He completed preparatory studies and graduated in 1862 from Illinois State Normal University. He assisted in recruiting the 81st Illinois Infantry, in which he served until the close of the Civil War. Commissioned a first lieutenant, by the time of his discharge in 1865, he was breveted a lieutenant colonel.[1] After the war, Roots settled in Arkansas to engage in planting and business.

Political career

Upon the readmission of Arkansas to the Union, Roots served as an internal revenue collector for the first district of Arkansas.[2] Roots was elected as a Republican to the Fortieth Congress and reelected to the Forty-first Congress and served from June 22, 1868, to March 3, 1871. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1870 to the Forty-second Congress. After his time as a U.S. Representative, Roots was appointed marshal for the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Arkansas. Political scandal led to his removal the following year.[1]

Later life

In 1891, Roots was named the first president of the Arkansas Bankers Association.[1] He served as president of the First National Bank of Little Rock until his death. He died at his home in Little Rock on May 30, 1893, and is interred there at Oakland Cemetery.[3]

Notes

Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

References

  1. ^ a b c "Logan Holt Roots (1841–1893)". Encyclopedia of Arkansas. Central Arkansas Library System. Retrieved March 15, 2021.
  2. ^ Cobb, Amasa. "H. Rept. 41-44 - Logan H. Roots. February 28, 1871. -- Ordered to be printed". GovInfo.gov. U.S. Government Printing Office. Retrieved June 15, 2023.
  3. ^ "Logan H. Roots". Arkansas Gazette. May 31, 1893. p. 1. Retrieved March 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by
District inactive
 Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Arkansas's 1st congressional district
1868–1871 		Succeeded by
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