Edward Lawrence Logan

Edward Lawrence Logan (January 20, 1875 – July 6, 1939) was an American lawyer, judge, military officer, and politician.

Rising to the rank of major general following World War I, he was given command of the 26th Infantry Division of the United States Army.

[2] During his freshman year, he lived in Holworthy Hall, where his roommate was John Rankin McVey, an attorney and banker who became a powerful figure in the Massachusetts Democratic Party.

[2] In 1907, Logan was nominated to serve as associate justice of the Municipal Court for the South Boston District by Republican governor Curtis Guild Jr.[2] he remained on the bench for the next 25 years, excepting his military service.

In April 1919, the 101st Infantry was relieved of active duty, and Logan oversaw its reorganization into the Massachusetts National Guard.

As its first post-war commander, General Logan was responsible for reorganizing and training the division as a completely Massachusetts unit.

At his retirement, Logan received a state promotion to lieutenant general in recognition of his decades of military service.

Logan's portrait as a state representative, during his time on the Committee on Metropolitan Affairs, 1902
Colonel Logan (second from left) and staff, on the way to the Western front, March 1918.