John Logan (pioneer)

John Logan
1st Kentucky State Treasurer
In office 1792–1807
Preceded by	New office
Succeeded by	David Logan
Kentucky State Senator
In office 1792–1792
Preceded by	New office
Succeeded by	Henry Pawling
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates
In office 1784 – 1786 1789 –1791
Personal details
Born	1747 Virginia
Died	July 1807 Frankfort, Kentucky
Spouse(s)	Jane McClure
Relations	Brother of Benjamin Logan Grandfather of Stephen T. Logan
Religion	Presbyterian
Military service
Service/branch	Virginia and Kentucky militias
Rank	Colonel
Battles/wars	Lord Dunmore's War

John Logan (1747 – July 1807) was a pioneer and politician from the U.S. state of Virginia and later, Kentucky. He participated in Lord Dunmore's War in 1774, serving under his brother, Benjamin. After moving to Kentucky County, Virginia, he took part in several expeditions against the Shawnee, including some led by Daniel Boone, John Bowman, and George Rogers Clark. After Kentucky County was split into three counties, Logan represented his home county, Lincoln in the Virginia House of Delegates and at several of the conventions that effected the separation of Virginia from Kentucky.

When Kentucky became a state in 1792, Logan briefly served in the Kentucky Senate and was appointed as the state's first treasurer, an office he held continuously until his death in 1807. After being appointed treasurer, he moved to Franklin County, where he became one of the first trustees of the city of Frankfort, which became the state capital. He also represented Franklin County at the 1799 state constitutional convention and later became the county's first circuit court judge.

John Logan was born to David and Jane (McKinley) Logan in the spring of 1747. He was one of eight children in the family. Prior to John's birth, his parents had immigrated from Ulster by way of Pennsylvania and settled near the North River in Virginia. John Logan was baptized into the Presbyterian church on May 10, 1747.

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