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Logan Clendening
Logan Clendening (May 25, 1884 – January 31, 1945) was an American physician, historian, and medical writer. Family The Clendening family were staunch Jacobites, fleeing Scotland after the fall of King James II of England. As a child, Clendening recalled his grandfather parading up and down the family street wearing a white rose in his buttonhole and vowing "confusion to the Hanoverian usurpers" every year on June 10.Major, Ralph H. (1945)''Logan Clendening 1884-1945'' '' Bulletin of the Medical Library Association'' 33 (2): 257-259. Early life Logan Clendening was born on May 25, 1884, in Kansas City, Missouri. He was the son of Lide (née Logan) and Edwin McKaig Clendening. His father was a merchant and served as president of the Kansas City Commercial Club.Wilson, Philip K"Logan Clendening" American National Biography. He was educated in the Kansas City Public Schools, going on to study at the University of Michigan and the University of Kansas. In 1907, he received a Docto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kansas City, Missouri
Kansas City (abbreviated KC or KCMO) is the largest city in Missouri by population and area. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 508,090 in 2020, making it the 36th most-populous city in the United States. It is the central city of the Kansas City metropolitan area, which straddles the Missouri–Kansas state line and has a population of 2,392,035. Most of the city lies within Jackson County, with portions spilling into Clay, Cass, and Platte counties. Kansas City was founded in the 1830s as a port on the Missouri River at its confluence with the Kansas River coming in from the west. On June 1, 1850, the town of Kansas was incorporated; shortly after came the establishment of the Kansas Territory. Confusion between the two ensued, and the name Kansas City was assigned to distinguish them soon after. Sitting on Missouri's western boundary with Kansas, with Downtown near the confluence of the Kansas and Missouri Rivers, the city encompasses about , making ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
