George Logan (September 9, 1753–April 9, 1821) was an American physician, farmer, and politician from Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. He served in the state legislature and represented Pennsylvania in the United States Senate. He was a founder of the Democratic-Republican Societies in 1793. September 9 is the 252nd day of the year (253rd in leap years). ... 1753 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... April 9 is the 99th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (100th in leap years). ... The coronation banquet for George IV 1821 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Philadelphia County is a county located in the U.S. State of Pennsylvania. ... The Pennsylvania House of Representatives is one of two co-equal houses of the Pennsylvania General Assembly, the legislature of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. ... Official language(s) English, Pennsylvania Dutch Capital Harrisburg Largest city Philadelphia Area  Ranked 33rd  - Total 46,055 sq mi (119,283 km²)  - Width 280 miles (455 km)  - Length 160 miles (255 km)  - % water 2. ... Seal of the U.S. Senate Federal courts Supreme Court Chief Justice Associate Justices Elections Presidential elections Midterm elections Political Parties Democratic Republican Third parties State & Local government Governors Legislatures State Courts Counties, Cities, and Towns Other countries Politics Portal      Senate composition following 2006 elections The United States Senate is... Democratic-Republican Societies were local political organizations formed in the United States in 1793-94 to promote republicanism and democracy and fight aristocratic tendencies. ...

In 1798, he went to Paris to negotiate peace with the French to settle the Quasi-War. On his return, he found he had been denounced by the Federalists, who had passed the "Logan Act", which made it a crime for an individual citizen to interfere in a dispute between the United States and a foreign country. The Quasi-War was an undeclared war fought entirely at sea between the United States and France from 1798 to 1801. ... The Logan Act, passed under the administration of President John Adams during tension between America and France, forbids private citizens from involving themselves in making American foreign policy. ...

He was the grandson of James Logan, who was the secretary of William Penn. James Logan (1674-1751) was an Ireland-born American of Scottish descent. ... William Penn William Penn (October 14, 1644 – July 30, 1718) founded the Province of Pennsylvania, the English North American colony that became the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. ...

External links

• Biographic sketch at U.S. Congress website
• Biographical sketch at FamousAmericans.net (under his grandfather, James Logan)