OBITUARY

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXIII, Issue 74, 9 March 1933, Page 6

OBITUARY

MR FRANK LOGAN. Hawke’s Bay has lost one of its most outstanding personalities, and Napier one of its most prominent citizens, by the death of Mr Francis Logan, barrister and solicitor, which took place at his residence, 18 Fitzroy road, last evening. In him, too, the law has lost one of its most outstanding and most honoured representatives. One might say of him that he ennobled any cause that he espoused, and whether in connection with his legal practice—and none in his profession were more honoured than he—in connection with the various forms of sport which interested him, or in any of the numerous public activities of the town, he inspired all with whom he came i>. contact in all walks of life with that instinctive trust, that high personal regard which marks the man of honour, and the friend of all.

He was a patron of many sports and an active participant In sev eral, and to these he gave al most a lifetime of service, for his in terest in sport never waned, and hi had occupied the highest positions it the Dominion both in connection witl cricket, tennis and football, all o

which sports were very dear to his heart and in connection with each of which he had been a prominent player. A quietly dignified but gracious manner, an innate courtesy to all, marked him out as the finest type of gentleman and the nature of the regard felt for him by the whole community was so warm and enduring as to bring to all who knew him a deep sorrow at his passing away. Tho late Mr Logan was born in Edinburgh in 1857, but three years later went with his people to New-castle-on-Tyne. He was educated at Bedford County School (afterwards known as Elstow) and was admitted as a solicitor in 1880. He came to New Zealand in 1882, where he was admitted as a barrister and solicitor, and settled in Napier, in which town he practised until his death. He joined the late Mr G. E. Sainsbury in practice about 1881. the firm being then Sainsbury and Logan. Later the late Mr E. H. Williams joined the firm which then became known as Sainsbury, Logan and Williams, a name which it still retains.

In the eighties deceased represented Hawke’s Bay in cricket against an Australian XI. and at the beginning of the present century, together with M. Fenwicke, he won the New Zealand doubles tennis championship. For 20 years he was Chancellor of the Diocese of Waiapu.

He leaves a widow and two sons, Messrs F. B. Logan (Kereru) and Ivan Logan (Napier), to whom the sympathy of a large circle of friends is extended.