Logan Holt Roots (March 26, 1841 – May 30, 1893) was an American politician who served as the

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for 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

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. He completed preparatory studies and graduated in 1862 from

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. He assisted in recruiting the 81st Illinois Infantry, in which he served until the close of the

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. Commissioned a

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, by the time of his discharge in 1865, he was breveted a

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. After the war, Roots settled in Arkansas to engage in planting and business.

Political career

Upon the readmission of

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to the

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, Roots served as an internal revenue collector for the first district of

. Roots was elected as a Republican to the

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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

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for the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Arkansas. Political scandal led to his removal the following year.

Later life

In 1891, Roots was named the first president of the Arkansas Bankers Association. 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.

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