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Jotham Wilbert Logan was born in 1864 in Upper Stewiacke, the son of Edward A. Logan. He was educated at Truro Normal School, Pictou Academy and Dalhousie University. He started his career as a school teacher by teaching at Upper Stewiacke school for two years. From 1894 to 1933 he taught Latin and Greek at Halifax County Academy. He also served as an officer (first Captain, then Major) with the 25th Infantry Battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Forces in France during the First World War. Later he taught advanced Greek and Latin at Dalhousie University. He was active in various associations such as the Classical Association of the Maritime Provinces, Provincial Education Association of Nova Scotia, the Nova Scotia Headmasters' Association, and Nova Scotia Teachers' Union. He died in 1958.