James Logan (pioneer)
James A. Logan (March 11, 1791 – December 6, 1859) was an early settler, politician and United States Indian agent in western Arkansas. Logan County was named for him in 1875.[1][2]
Born near Danville, Kentucky, Logan moved to Arkansas in 1829 or 1830. He served in the Arkansas Territorial Legislature in 1834 from Crawford County. After the territory was admitted as a state, he served in Arkansas' first state legislature, elected from Scott County, Arkansas in 1836.
He worked for 12 years as the United States Indian agent for the Creek (Muscogee) Indians, who had been removed to this area by the federal government from their homelands east of the Mississippi River in the Southeast United States. He is buried in the Logan family cemetery, near .
References[]
- ^ History of Logan County, Arkansas
- ^ "Arkansas House of Representatives-Monday October 5, 1835". Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved September 3, 2014.
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- 1791 births
- 1859 deaths
- People from Logan County, Arkansas
- Politicians from Danville, Kentucky
- United States Indian agents
- Members of the Arkansas Territorial Legislature
- Members of the Arkansas House of Representatives
- 19th-century American politicians
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