William John Logan

Logan was raised in Brooklyn, New York,^[1] and attended Princeton University. In college, Logan played football for the Princeton Tigers and was a consensus first-team selection on the 1912 College Football All-America Team.^[2] He graduated from Princeton as part of the Class of 1913.^[3] He served with the United States Military between 1916 and 1918.

Logan later became a banker who served as senior vice president of Central Hanover Bank & Trust, a director of the War Production Board during World War II and director-general of the Allied Joint Export Import Agency in post-war Germany.^[4][5][6] He received the U.S. Army's Exceptional Civilian Service Award for his post-war efforts in laying the foundation for export programs in Germany and Japan that "sharply reduced their requirements for American assistance and materially increased their capacities for self support."^[6]

In July 1946, his wife, Marjorie Church Logan, was murdered in their Flower Hill estate, and the ensuing trial drew extensive coverage in the New York press.^{[7][8][9][10][11]}

In his later years, Logan lived in Middleburg, Virginia.^[4][12][13]

Political career

Logan served as the 2nd Mayor of Flower Hill, New York, succeeding Arthur G. Elvin; Logan held that office between 1931 and 1937.^[14]

Logan died in Middleburg, Virginia on August 29, 1977, at the age of 86.^[15]