John Logan (18th century)

John Logan (1748–1788) was Scottish poet who served as a minister in Leith, Scotland.

Life
He was born at Soutra, Midlothian, to farmer George Logan. He was presented the charge of South Leith in 1771, and was ordained in 1773.

He published poems by Michael Bruce in 1770, after Bruce's death. He is alleged to have plagiarized a poem by Bruce, "Ode to the Cuckoo", which he published under his own name in his 1781 Poems.

Publications
His publications include:

Poetry and Drama

 * Poems (1781)
 * Runnamede, a tragedy (1783)

Non-Fiction

 * Elements of the Philosophy of History (1781)
 * An Essay on the Manners and Governments of Asia (1782)
 * Review of the Principal Charges against Warren Hastings (1788)
 * [Posthumous] Sermons, two volumes, (1790, 1791)

Edited

 * Michael Bruce, Poems on Several Occasions (1770)