Logan Sir William Edmond 1798-1875 Born At Montreal Of United
Empire Loyalist descent. Educated at the University of Edinburgh. After
some years spent in business in England, and incidentally in studying
the geological formation of the coal-fields of Wales, returned to
Canada, and in 1842 appointed the first director of the Geological
Survey. In 1863 issued an elaborate summary of the work accomplished by
the Survey up to that time. Retired in 1870. =Bib.=: Geology of
Canada. For biog., see Morgan, Cel. Can.; Harrington, Life of Sir
William E. Logan.