Bank manager.
Born at Winnipeg on 4 June 1872, son of Alexander Logan and Maria Lane, he attended St. John’s College then worked for the Commercial Bank until it closed. He found work with the Bank of Ottawa, being appointed manager of its branch at Emerson, later transferred to Mattawa, then to Portage la Prairie.
On 26 November 1901, he married Ethel Jane Webster (1874-1951) at Winnipeg. They had two children: Alexander Webster Logan (1903-1993) and Helen McDermot Logan (1910-1994, wife of Harry Gray). A keen athlete, he was a member of the eight-oared rowing crew that won a championship at Philadelphia in 1901, and was skipper of the rink that won the Fort Rouge trophy at Emerson. He was interested in curling and shooting, winning medals in both sports. He was an instructor for the Portage la Prairie Rowing Club.
He died at Winnipeg on 10 October 1964 and was buried in the St. John’s Cathedral Cemetery.
Birth registrations [Alexander Webster Logan, Helen McDermot Logan], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
The Story of Manitoba by F. H. Schofield, Winnipeg: The S. J. Clarke Publishing Company, 1913.
Obituary, Winnipeg Free Press, 13 October 1964, page 34.
Obituary [Alexander Webster Logan], Winnipeg Free Press, 6 January 1993, page 34.
Obituary [Helen McDermot Gray], Winnipeg Free Press, 17 May 1994, page 31.
Obituaries and burial transcriptions, Manitoba Genealogical Society.
We thank Anne Lindsay for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 12 February 2025
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