James Logan (statesman), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Scots-Irish emigrant to the colony of Pennsylvania
Date of Birth: 20-Oct-1674
Place of Birth: Lurgan, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Date of Death: 31-Oct-1751
Profession: politician
Zodiac Sign: Libra 
About James Logan (statesman)
- James Logan (October 20, 1674 – October 31, 1751) was a Scots-Irish colonial American statesman 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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