James Jordan

James Henry Jordan (December 21, 1842 – April 5, 1912) was a justice of the Indiana Supreme Court from January 7, 1895, to April 5, 1912.

Biography Born in Woodstock, Virginia, Jordan came to Indiana in 1853 with his parents, who settled near Corydon, Indiana, where he lived until the outbreak of the American Civil War. He then enlisted in the Indiana legion and served for three years with the Forty-fifth Regiment, Indiana Volunteers, the Third Cavalry, At the close of the war, he was promoted to the rank of lieutenant colonel. but his candidacy was unsuccessful. He was elected in 1894 and served until his death, in Martinsville, Indiana.

He was a member of the Grand Army of the Republic, and served as a trustee of Indiana University for a number of years. Jordan died in his home in Martinsville following five months of illness with Bright's disease.