Edward Jordan (American lawyer)

Edward Jordan (October 6, 1820 – September 22, 1899) was an American lawyer who served as Solicitor of the United States Treasury. He was the father of Emily Jordan Folger,[1] the father in law of Henry Clay Folger,[2] and the grandfather of Edward Jordan Dimock.[3]

Biography

Jordan was born in Moriah, New York.[4][5][6]

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.[7][8]

In 1848 Jordan was one of the partners who established Portsmouth's Democratic Enquirer newspaper.[9]

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.[10][11]

After leaving the Treasury Department Jordan continued to practice law in New York City.[12][13]

He died in Elizabeth, New Jersey[14][15] and was buried at Woodland Cemetery in Ironton, Ohio.[16]

References

  1. ↑ Biography, Emily Jordan Folder, Vassar College web site, accessed December 3, 2011
  2. ↑ Biography, Emily Jordan Folger, Folger Shakespeare Library web site, accessed December 3, 2011
  3. ↑ Biographical Record of the Class of 1874 in Yale College: Part Fourth, 1874-1909, published by the university, pages 64 to 65
  4. ↑ U.S. Passport application, Edward Jordan, January 24, 1872
  5. ↑ Notable American Women: A Biographical Dictionary, by Edward T. James and Janet Wilson James, 1974, page 637
  6. ↑ The papers of Andrew Johnson: February-August 1867, by Andrew Johnson, edited by LeRoy P. Graf and Paul H. Bergeron, 1995, page 484
  7. ↑ In Her Own Right: The Life of Elizabeth Cady Stanton, by Elisabeth Griffith, 1985, page 107
  8. ↑ A Standard History of the Hanging Rock Iron Region of Ohio, Lewis Publishing Company, Volume 1, 1916, page 130
  9. ↑ Contributions to the Historical Society of Montana, published by the society, Volume 6, 1907, page 147
  10. ↑ The Origin of the National Banking System, Senate Documents, published by U.S. Government Printing Office, Volume 35, 1910, page 58
  11. ↑ The Political Register and Congressional Directory, published bu Houghton, Osgood, and Company, Boston, 1878, page 230
  12. ↑ 1870 U.S. Census entry, Edward Jordan family
  13. ↑ 1880 U.S. Census entry, Edward Jordan family
  14. ↑ Death List of a Day, Edward Jordan, New York Times, September 24, 1899
  15. ↑ New Jersey, Deaths and Burials Index, 1798-1971, entry for Edward Jordan, accessed December 3, 2011
  16. ↑ History Of Scioto County, Ohio, by Nelson Evans, 1903, pages 287-288
Legal offices
Preceded by
Benjamin F. Pleasants		 Solicitor of the United States Treasury
1861–1869 		Succeeded by
E. C. Banfield
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