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James Logan (statesman)
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James Logan (20 October 1674 ā 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.
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Born | (1674-10-20)20 October 1674 |
Died | 31 October 1751(1751-10-31) (aged 77) |
Occupation(s) | statesman, scholar |
Known for | Founder and Trustee of University of Pennsylvania |
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Logan was born in the town of Lurgan in County Armagh, Ireland to Ulster Scots Quakers.[1][2] 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.[3]