Patrick Logan | |
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Born | 1791 Berwickshire, Scotland |
Died | October 1830 (aged 38–39) Near Mount Beppo, Queensland, Australia |
Buried | Surry Hills, Sydney |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Rank | Captain |
Unit | 57th Foot Regiment |
Battles/wars | Peninsular War, War of 1812 |
Spouse(s) | Letitia O'Beirne |
Captain Patrick Logan (1791 – 17 October 1830) was the commandant of the Moreton Bay Penal Settlement from 1826 until his death in 1830 at the hands of Aboriginal Australians.[1] As he had been hated by convicts, there were rumours that escaped convicts living in the bush had attacked him,[2] but there is no evidence of this.
Born in East Renton, Berwickshire, Scotland, he was the youngest son of a Scottish landowner and farmer, Abraham Logan and Janet Johnstown. He was baptised at Coldingham, Berwickshire on 15 November 1791.[3][1]
Logan had a distinguished military career. He was known as a strict commandant of the penal colony to the point of cruelty. Logan made significant explorations of what was to become known as South East Queensland.[4] He was the first European to discover the area which became Ipswich, Queensland and some consider him to be the founder of Queensland.[1]