Benjamin Logan was an American pioneer, soldier, and politician from Virginia, then Shelby County, Kentucky. As colonel of the Kentucky County, Virginia militia during the American Revolutionary War, he was second-in-command of all the trans-Appalachian Virginia. He became a politician and helped secure statehood for Kentucky. His brother, John Logan, who at times served under him in the militia and replaced him as delegate, became the first state treasurer of Kentucky.

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Occupation: politician, explorer
Position held: member of the Kentucky House of Representatives, member of the Virginia House of Delegates
Citizenship: United States
Born: May 1, 1743

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Benjamin Logan

American politician

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Occupation: politician, explorer
Position held: member of the Kentucky House of Representatives, member of the Virginia House of Delegates
Citizenship: United States
Born: May 1, 1743

Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image by Unknown author via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain).

Died

December 11, 1802

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