Hon. William Logan

William Logan, the son of James and Sarah, was born on July 14, 1718 in Philadelphia. At age 12, he went to England to study with his uncle, also named William, who was a doctor in Bristol. After returning to Pennsylvania, he worked with his father as a Philadelphia merchant. In 1741, he became the attorney to the Penn family. He was elected to the Common Council of Philadelphia on October 4, 1743 and continued to serve until 1776 when the Declaration of Independence dissolved the existing municipal government. He also served on the Governor's Council from 1747 until his death, in 1776. As a Quaker and a pacifist, William Logan opposed Indian wars and the Revolution. With his cousin, Israel Pemberton, Logan formed the Peace Association in order to prevent a war with the Delaware Indians in 1756 (French and Indian War, 1756-1763).

When his father, James Logan, died in 1751, William inherited the family's home, Stenton. At this point, William began working in agriculture. He also, "with his brother James and sister, Hannah Smith, … on August 29, 1754, deeded library property, designed by his father for the use of the people of Philadelphia to a board of trustees ... [and] bequeathed to the library thirteen hundred volumes bequeathed to him by his uncle Dr. William Logan of Bristol, England," (Jordan, page 31).

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William Logan (1718-1776), son of James Logan and Sarah Read Smith, was born in Philadelphia. “At age 12, he went to England to study with his uncle, also named William, who was a doctor in Bristol. After returning to Pennsylvania, he worked with his father as a Philadelphia merchant. In 1741, he became the attorney to the Penn family. He was elected to the Common Council of Philadelphia on October 4, 1743 and continued to serve until 1776 when the Declaration of Independence dissolved the existing municipal government. When his father died in 1751, William inherited the family's home, ‘Stenton.’ William married Hannah Emlen, the daughter of George Emlen, on March 24, 1740. Hannah and William had six children, four of whom survived childhood. These children were Charles, George, Sarah, and William Jr. William died at Stenton on October 29, 1776 and Hannah died on January 30, 1777” (via the Historical Society of Pennsylvania website).

Read Hannah's Logan's courtship online via the Internet Archive.

The Historical Society of Pennsylvania is home to the Logan family papers, which include material on William Logan.

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References

• Americans of Royal Descent: Collection of Genealogies Showing the Lineal ... By Charles Henry Browning. Page 343 GoogleBooks
• Google Books "DIED on Monday se'nnight, in the 59th year of his age, the Hon. WILLIAM LOGAN, esq; many years member of the Governor's Council, and of the city corporation - On Wednesday his remains were attended to the Friend's burial ground by the late Governor and Council, the members of the corporation, and a great number of other respectable inhabitants."mPennsylvania Packet (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) of Tuesday, November 5, 1776
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