Edward Jordan (October 6, 1820 – September 22, 1899) was an American lawyer who served as Solicitor of the United States Treasury.
Biography Jordan was born on October 6, 1820, in Moriah, New York.U.S. Passport application, Edward Jordan, January 24, 1872Notable American Women: A Biographical Dictionary, by Edward T. James and Janet Wilson James, 1974, page 637The papers of Andrew Johnson: February-August 1867, by Andrew Johnson, edited by LeRoy P. Graf and Paul H. Bergeron, 1995, page 484 He was educated locally, and became a school teacher. 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.In Her Own Right: The Life of Elizabeth Cady Stanton, by Elisabeth Griffith, 1985, page 107A Standard History of the Hanging Rock Iron Region of Ohio, Lewis Publishing Company, Volume 1, 1916, page 130 In 1848 Jordan was one of the partners who established Portsmouth's Democratic Enquirer newspaper.Contributions to the Historical Society of Montana, published by the society, Volume 6, 1907, page 147
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.The Origin of the National Banking System, Senate Documents, published by U.S. Government Printing Office, Volume 35, 1910, page 58 The Political Register and Congressional Directory, published bu Houghton, Osgood, and Company, Boston, 1878, page 230 After leaving the Treasury Department Jordan continued to practice law in New York City.1870 U.S. Census entry, Edward Jordan family1880 U.S. Census entry, Edward Jordan family
He died on September 22, 1899, in Elizabeth, New JerseyDeath List of a Day, Edward Jordan, New York Times, September 24, 1899New Jersey, Deaths and Burials Index, 1798-1971, entry for Edward Jordan, accessed December 3, 2011 and was buried at Woodland Cemetery in Ironton, Ohio.History Of Scioto County, Ohio, by Nelson Evans, 1903, pages 287-288
Family In 1852, Jordan married Augusta Woodbury Ricker.
They were the parents of three daughters, Mary Augusta, a librarian and professor, first at Vassar College, and later at Smith College, Elizabeth, and Emily, the latter of whom married Henry Clay Folger.Biography, Emily Jordan Folger , Folger Shakespeare Library web site, accessed December 3, 2011 Edward Jordan was also the grandfather of Edward Jordan Dimock. Biographical Record of the Class of 1874 in Yale College: Part Fourth, 1874-1909, published by the university, pages 64 to 65
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