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Chester B. Jordan

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Chester Jordan
48th Governor of New Hampshire
In office
January 3, 1901 – January 1, 1903
Preceded byFrank W. Rollins
Succeeded byNahum J. Bachelder
President of the New Hampshire Senate
In office
1897–1899
Preceded byFrank W. Rollins
Succeeded byThomas N. Hastings
Speaker of the New Hampshire House of Representatives
In office
1881–1883
Preceded byHenry H. Huse
Succeeded bySamuel C. Eastman
Personal details
Born
Chester Bradley Jordan

(1839-10-15)October 15, 1839
Colebrook, New Hampshire, U.S.
DiedAugust 24, 1914(1914-08-24) (aged 74)
Lancaster, New Hampshire, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouse
Ida R. Nutter
(m. 1879)
[1]
Children4
Parent(s)Johnson Jordan
Minerva Buel
EducationKimball Union Academy
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Chester Bradley Jordan (October 15, 1839 – August 24, 1914)[2] was an American teacher, lawyer, and Republican politician from Lancaster, New Hampshire.

Early life

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Jordan was born October 15, 1839, in Colebrook, New Hampshire, to Johnson and Minerva (Buel) Jordan,[3]

Coos Republican newspaper

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In 1897 Jordan became the owner of the Coos Republican.

New Hampshire legislative service

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Jordan served in both houses of the New Hampshire legislature and had the dual honor of heading both. He was Speaker of the House in 1881 and President of the Senate in 1896–1898.[4]

Governor of New Hampshire

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He served as the 48th governor of New Hampshire from 1901 to 1903.

Death and burial

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Jordan died in 1914 in Lancaster, New Hampshire, where he is buried in Summer Street Cemetery.

References

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  1. ^ JORDAN, Chester B., in Who's Who in America (1901-1902 edition0; p. 615
  2. ^ Lloyd, Marshall Davies. "Jordan Family Photo Gallery". Retrieved 16 August 2012.
  3. ^ Jordan, Chester Bradley Jr. (1916). Chester Bradley Jordan: The Man and Citizen. Concord: The Rumford Press. p. 11.
  4. ^ Jordan, Chester B. "The Political Graveyard". Index to Politicians: Jordan. Retrieved 16 August 2012.
Party political offices
Preceded by Republican nominee for Governor of New Hampshire
1900
Succeeded by
Political offices
Preceded by Governor of New Hampshire
1901–1903
Succeeded by
Preceded by President of the New Hampshire Senate
1897–1899
Succeeded by
Preceded by Speaker of the New Hampshire House of Representatives
1881–1883
Succeeded by