About William H. Jordan
Lived 1849 – 1939 (aged 89). William H. Jordan was an American politician and lawyer.
William Henry Jordan (1849–1939) was a Republican politician from California, who served in the California State Assembly from the 55th district. He later served as Speaker of the Assembly in 1887. He was the uncle of former California Secretary of State Frank M. Jordan.
Biography William H. Jordan was born in Cincinnati on September 3, 1849.
He married Alice Wildes Thompson in 1874, and they had one daughter. Alice died in 1876, and he remarried to Mary Floretta Knowlton in 1879. They had four children. In 1894 he married Mary Lawrence Treanor, and they had one son.
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Who was William H. Jordan?
American politician (1849–1939)
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William H. Jordan was born on 3 September 1849 in Cincinnati.
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William H. Jordan died on 14 February 1939.
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William H. Jordan was a politician and lawyer.
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William H. Jordan was American.
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