George Logan | |
Constituency Am1: | Lockyer |
Assembly1: | Queensland Legislative |
Term Start1: | 9 October 1920 |
Term End1: | 11 May 1929 |
Predecessor1: | Cuthbert Butler |
Successor1: | Charles Jamieson |
Birth Date: | 1884 8, df=yes |
Death Place: | Kingaroy, Queensland, Australia |
Restingplace: | Taabinga Cemetery |
Birthname: | George Andrew Logan |
Spouse: | Ivy May Birtwhistle (m.1913) |
Party: | Country and Progressive National Party |
Otherparty: | Country Party |
Occupation: | Farmer |
George Andrew Logan (13 August 1884 – 25 November 1953) was a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.[1]
Logan was born at Rosewood, Queensland, the son of Whitmore Logan and his wife Harriett (née Josey). He was educated in Ipswichand after leaving school worked as a farmer on the family estate at Mondure, near Murgon. After state politics, he worked for the Queensland Agricultural Bank.[1] On 18 October 1913 he married Ivy May Birtwhistle[1] and together had a son and two daughters. Logan died in November 1953 in Kingaroy[1] and his funeral proceeded from the Kingaroy Presbyterian Church to the Taabinga Cemetery.[2]
Logan, a member of the Country Party, won the seat of Lockyer at the 1920 Queensland state election, defeating the sitting Labor member, Cuthbert Butler.[3] He represented the electorate until he was defeated by the independent, Charles Jamieson in 1929.[4]