Born in Washington, Pennsylvania, in March 1826. Mr. Logan came to Iowa in 1855 settling in Muscatine where for two years he edited The Muscatine Daily Journal. He was elected chief clerk of the Iowa House of Representatives for the Sixth G. A., the last session held in Iowa City. He removed to Nebraska in 1857 but in 1860 returned to this State and established The Republican at Fort Dodge. He was elected a member of the House of Representatives for the Tenth General Assembly. In 1864 he removed to Waterloo, and became a partner in the publication of The Courier. He remained with the firm about ten years, widely known as one of the leading editors of the State. In 1874 he served as enrolling clerk of the Senate and in 1876 as chief clerk of the House. In 1878 he was appointed U. S. collector of internal revenue, a position he held until 1885. Mr. Logan's father was a soldier in the revolutionary war and he was one of the few Iowa men having that distinction.