Surname: Logan Forename(s): John b. 1747. d. 28 December 1788. Nationality: Scottish. VIAF.
Church of Scotland minister, historian, poet, and dramatist. Born 1747/48. Educated
at the University of Edinburgh. Publications include Poems (1781), Runnemeade (1782). Struggled with alcoholism and depression throughout his life. Died penniless,
but his friends’ posthumous publications of his works brought the estate enough money
to provide for Logan’s legitimate, and illegitimate, heirs. Biographical information:
ODNB.