About Isaac M. Jordan
Lived 1835 – 1890 (aged 55). Isaac M. Jordan was an American politician and lawyer.
Isaac M. Jordan, born Isaac Alfred Jordan, (May 5, 1835 – December 3, 1890) was a United States Congressman and a lawyer. He was also a founding member of Sigma Chi fraternity.
Early life Isaac Alfred Jordan was born on May 5, 1835, in Mifflinburg, Pennsylvania. He was the youngest of eleven children. When a disagreement arose within the fraternity chapter, Jordan and Runkle joined five other men who formed a new fraternity, Sigma Chi, on June 28, 1855.
Jordan died on December 3, 1890, from injuries received from falling down an open elevator shaft in Cincinnati. He was buried in Spring Grove Cemetery in Cincinnati.
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Who was Isaac M. Jordan?
American politician (1835-1890)
When was Isaac M. Jordan born?
Isaac M. Jordan was born on 5 May 1835 in Mifflinburg.
When did Isaac M. Jordan die?
Isaac M. Jordan died on 3 December 1890 in Cincinnati.
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Isaac M. Jordan was a politician and lawyer.
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Isaac M. Jordan was American.
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