Logan (Mingo leader)

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Logan (Mingo leader) was an 18th-century Native American war leader of the Mingo people, known for his role in Lord Dunmore’s War and the famous speech remembered as “Logan’s Lament.”

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Logan (Mingo leader) canonical 2
Chief Logan 1
Mingo leader Chief Logan 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Native American leader
war chief
alsoKnownAs John Logan
Taghneghdoarus
Tah-gah-jute
approximateDateOfDeath circa 1780
associatedWith Lord Dunmore
Lord Dunmore's War
Ohio Country
Pennsylvania Colony
Virginia Colony
Yellow Creek massacre
causeOfConflict murder of his family by colonial settlers
conflict Lord Dunmore's War
countryOfCitizenship no modern state (pre-United States colonial frontier)
culturalDepiction subject of poems and orations in the 18th and 19th centuries
deathPlace Ohio Country
ethnicity Iroquoian
Mingo
linked to: Shawnee
familyTragedy relatives killed at Yellow Creek in 1774
famousSpeech Logan's Lament
speech beginning "I appeal to any white man to say, if ever he entered Logan's cabin hungry, and he gave him not meat"
givenName Logan
historicalReputation noted for former friendship toward colonists before his family's murder
remembered as a tragic figure of frontier violence
languageSpoken Iroquoian languages
legacy subject of historical debate over authenticity of Logan's Lament
symbol of Native American grievance against colonial violence
memberOf Mingo people
mentionedInWork Notes on the State of Virginia
notableFor Logan's Lament
conflict with Virginia frontiersmen
leadership in Lord Dunmore's War
role in escalating Lord Dunmore's War
region upper Ohio River Valley
linked to: Ohio Valley region
religion Native American traditional religion
roleInConflict Native American war leader
leader of raids against Virginia settlements
sexOrGender male
speechPublishedBy Thomas Jefferson
speechTransmittedBy John Gibson
timePeriod 18th century

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Logan, West Virginia namedAfter Logan (Mingo leader)
subject linked to: Logan
Logan County namedAfter Chief Logan
linked to: Logan (Mingo leader)
Chief Logan State Park namedFor Mingo leader Chief Logan
linked to: Logan (Mingo leader)
Logan County, West Virginia namedAfter Logan (Mingo leader)