James Logan | |
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35th Mayor of Worcester, Massachusetts | |
In office 1908–1911 | |
Preceded by | John T. Duggan |
Succeeded by | David F. O'Connell |
Personal details | |
Born | Glasgow, Scotland | May 6, 1852
Died | November 30, 1929 | (aged 77)
Resting place |
Hope Cemetery Worcester, Massachusetts |
Nationality | American |
Political party | Republican |
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]
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]
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