James Logan (mayor)

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
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

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. Nutt, Charles (1919). History of Worcester and its people. Lewis Historical Publishing Company. p. 361. Retrieved 29 March 2019. james logan worcester.
  3. "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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