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American lawyer
Edward Jordan (October 6, 1820 – September 22, 1899) was an American lawyer who served as
Solicitor of the United States Treasury .
Biography
Jordan was born on October 6, 1820, in
Moriah, New York .
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[3] He was educated locally, and became a school teacher.
[4] He later moved to
Portsmouth, Ohio , where he became an attorney. He served in local offices, including Portsmouth City Clerk and
Lawrence County prosecuting attorney.
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[6] In 1848 Jordan was one of the partners who established Portsmouth's Democratic Enquirer newspaper.
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A friend of
Salmon P. Chase , when Chase became
Secretary of the Treasury in 1861 Jordan was named Solicitor of the Treasury, serving until the end of
Andrew Johnson's administration in 1869.
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[9] After leaving the Treasury Department Jordan continued to practice law in
New York City .
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He died on September 22, 1899, in
Elizabeth, New Jersey
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[13] and was buried at Woodland Cemetery in
Ironton, Ohio .
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Family
In 1852, Jordan married Augusta Woodbury Ricker.
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They were the parents of three daughters,
Mary Augusta , a librarian and professor, first at
Vassar College , and later at
Smith College ,
[16] Elizabeth, and
Emily ,
[17] the latter of whom married
Henry Clay Folger .
[18] Edward Jordan was also the grandfather of
Edward Jordan Dimock .
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References
^ U.S. Passport application, Edward Jordan, January 24, 1872
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Notable American Women: A Biographical Dictionary , by Edward T. James and Janet Wilson James, 1974, page 637
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The papers of Andrew Johnson: February-August 1867 , by Andrew Johnson, edited by LeRoy P. Graf and Paul H. Bergeron, 1995, page 484
^ Johnson, David Ralph (1995).
Illegal Tender: Counterfeiting and the Secret Service in Nineteenth-Century America . Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution Press. p. 68.
ISBN
9781560983590 .
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In Her Own Right: The Life of Elizabeth Cady Stanton , by Elisabeth Griffith, 1985, page 107
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A Standard History of the Hanging Rock Iron Region of Ohio , Lewis Publishing Company, Volume 1, 1916, page 130
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Contributions to the Historical Society of Montana , published by the society, Volume 6, 1907, page 147
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The Origin of the National Banking System, Senate Documents , published by U.S. Government Printing Office, Volume 35, 1910, page 58
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The Political Register and Congressional Directory , published bu Houghton, Osgood, and Company, Boston, 1878, page 230
^ 1870 U.S. Census entry, Edward Jordan family
^ 1880 U.S. Census entry, Edward Jordan family
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Death List of a Day, Edward Jordan , New York Times, September 24, 1899
^ New Jersey, Deaths and Burials Index, 1798-1971, entry for Edward Jordan, accessed December 3, 2011
^ History Of Scioto County, Ohio, by Nelson Evans, 1903, pages 287-288
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Lineage Book - National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution . Vol. 90. Washington, DC: Daughters of the American Revolution. 1927. p. 59.
^ Donawerth, Jane (2002).
Rhetorical Theory by Women Before 1900: An Anthology . Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield. p. 299.
ISBN
978-0-7425-1716-5 .
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"Biography, Emily Jordan Folger" . Vassar Encyclopedia . Poughkeepsie, NY: Vassar College. Retrieved February 15, 2017 .
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Biography, Emily Jordan Folger
Archived 2011-11-19 at the
Wayback Machine , Folger Shakespeare Library web site, accessed December 3, 2011
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Biographical Record of the Class of 1874 in Yale College: Part Fourth, 1874-1909 , published by the university, pages 64 to 65
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