LOGAN, ROBERT (1863-1935) was born in Berwickshire; educated at Wellfield and at Edinburgh Academy, and came to New Zealand in 1881. After some time on Ringway station in Southland, he acquired the nucleus of Maniototo estate in Central Otago. He was a member of the Maniototo county council from 1893 (chairman 1900-02) and of other local bodies; and raised a squadron of mounted rifles (Maniototo) in 1898. (Captain 1900-03; major 1904.) As colonel he commanded the expeditionary force which captured German Samoa (1914), and he administered that territory (1914-19). (C.B.; Chevalier Legion of Honour.) Logan died on 7 Feb 1935.

Who's Who N.Z., 1908, 1924, 1932; Studholme.

Reference: Volume 1, page 268

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