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]
_(14782800362).jpg)
