James Logan (statesman)

James Logan
An illustration of Logan and his signature, c. 1740
Born(1674-10-20)20 October 1674
Lurgan, County Armagh, Kingdom of Ireland
Died31 October 1751(1751-10-31) (aged 77)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, British America
Occupation(s)statesman, scholar
Known forFounder and Trustee of University of Pennsylvania

James Logan (20 October 1674 – 31 October 1751) was a Scots-Irish colonial American statesman, administrator, and scholar who served as the fourteenth mayor of Philadelphia and held a number of other public offices.

Logan was born in the town of Lurgan in County Armagh, Ireland to Ulster Scots Quakers. He served as colonial secretary to William Penn. He was a founding trustee of the College of Philadelphia, the predecessor of the University of Pennsylvania.

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