James Logan
35th Mayor of Worcester, Massachusetts
In office
1908–1911
Preceded byJohn T. Duggan
Succeeded byDavid F. O'Connell
Personal details
Born(1852-05-06)May 6, 1852
Glasgow, Scotland
DiedNovember 30, 1929(1929-11-30) (aged 77)
Resting placeHope Cemetery
Worcester, Massachusetts
NationalityAmerican
Political partyRepublican

James Logan (May 6, 1852 – November 30, 1929) was a Scottish-born American politician who served as the 35th Mayor of Worcester, Massachusetts from 1908 to 1911.[1] The Logan family was an old family in Scotland, dating back to 1200 in Wigtownshire, Ayrshire, Lanarkshire, and Edinburghshire.[2]

Life and career

James Logan was born in Glasgow, Scotland on May 6, 1852.[3] He was three months old when his family came to the United States. As a child, he worked in Parkhurst Woolen Mill at Valley Falls. When he was twelve, his arm was caught in a machine and broke in three places. His arm never recovered to full strength and usefulness, and now handicapped as a mill operative, he was forced to seek other employment.[2]

In 1907, Logan was elected mayor of Worcester, his total vote being larger than any other candidate previously who hadn't run uncontested. Throughout his terms as mayor, Logan became popular as a great orator. He advocated the building of branch libraries financed by Andrew Carnegie.[2]

For several years, he was a president of the Worcester County Mechanic's Association, and of the Young Men's Christian Association. Logan was also a member of the Worcester Society of Antiquity, and of the Montacute Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons.[2]

Logan died November 30, 1929[3] and was buried in Hope Cemetery in Worcester.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Worcester Mayors". Worcester Public Library. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Nutt, Charles (1919). History of Worcester and its people. Lewis Historical Publishing Company. p. 361. Retrieved 29 March 2019. james logan worcester.
  3. 1 2 "The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Logan". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
  4. ↑ "James Logan". Find A Grave. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
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