About Frank C. Jordan
Lived 1860 – 1940 (aged 79–80). Frank C. Jordan was a politician.
Frank Chester Jordan (April 3, 1860 – January 18, 1940) was the 20th Secretary of State of California, serving eight terms from 1911 until his death in 1940. At the time of his death, he was the longest-serving state official in the nation. His son, Frank M. Jordan, was elected to succeed him in 1942, the first man in the history of California to be elected to succeed his father in a state constitutional office.
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Who was Frank C. Jordan?
American politician (1860–1940)
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Frank C. Jordan was born in 1860.
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Frank C. Jordan died in 1940.
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Frank C. Jordan was a politician.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Frank C. Jordan. https://biography.guide/frank-c-jordan/
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