General Edward Lawrence Logan
| Edward Lawrence Logan | |
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Logan, c. 1916
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| Personal details | |
| Born |
January 20, 1875 South Boston |
| Died | July 6, 1939 (aged 64) Boston |
| Profession |
Soldier Officer Politician |
| Military service | |
| Years of service | 1897–1919 |
| Rank | Major General |
Edward Lawrence Logan (1875–1939) was an American lawyer, judge, military officer, and politician from Boston, Massachusetts. Rising to the rank of major general and given command of the 26th Infantry Division of the United States Army, Logan was instrumental in the post–World War I reorganization of that unit. Logan also won election to the Massachusetts state legislature and to the Boston City Council and served as head of the American Legion in his state.
General Edward Lawrence Logan International Airport, located in the East Boston neighborhood of Boston, is named after him.
Edward Lawrence Logan was born January 20, 1875 in South Boston, Massachusetts, to Lawrence J. Logan and his wife, Catherine M. O'Conner Logan, a military family.
He attended Boston Latin School before enrolling at Harvard College.
In 1897, still in school, Logan enlisted in the 9th Infantry Regiment of the Massachusetts Volunteer Militia as a sergeant major, serving in that unit for the duration of the Spanish–American War. He returned in the fall of 1898 and enrolled at Harvard Law School, and while still a student there was elected one of 75 members of the Boston Common Council, on which he served from 1899 to 1900.
Upon his graduation in 1900, Logan ran for election to the Massachusetts House of Representatives, winning a seat on that body and serving from 1901 to 1902. He retired from office at the end of his term and entered into legal practice in Boston, where he would remain for more than a decade.
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