Chester B. Jordan

{{short description|American politician}}

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{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Chester Jordan

| image = Chester Bradley Jordan (1839-1914).jpg

| birth_name = Chester Bradley Jordan

|order1 = 48th

|office1 = Governor of New Hampshire

|term_start1 = January 3, 1901

|term_end1 = January 1, 1903

|predecessor1 = Frank W. Rollins

|successor1 = Nahum J. Bachelder

|office2 = President of the New Hampshire Senate

|term_start2 = 1897

|term_end2 = 1899

|predecessor2 = Frank W. Rollins

|successor2 = Thomas N. Hastings

|office4 = Speaker of the New Hampshire House of Representatives

|term_start4 = 1881

|term_end4 = 1883

|predecessor4 = Henry H. Huse

|successor4 = Samuel C. Eastman

| birth_date = {{Birth date|mf=yes|1839|10|15}}

| birth_place = Colebrook, New Hampshire, U.S.

| death_date = {{Death date and age|mf=yes|1914|08|24|1839|10|15}}

| death_place = Lancaster, New Hampshire, U.S.

| education = Kimball Union Academy

| party = Republican

| spouse = {{marriage|Ida R. Nutter|1879}}[https://archive.org/details/whoswhoinamerica02marq/page/615/mode/2up JORDAN, Chester B.], in Who's Who in America (1901-1902 edition0; p. 615

| children = 4

| parents = Johnson Jordan
Minerva Buel

| signature = Chester Bradley Jordan (1839-1914) Signature.png

}}

Chester Bradley Jordan (October 15, 1839 – August 24, 1914){{cite web|last=Lloyd|first=Marshall Davies|title=Jordan Family Photo Gallery|url=http://www.mlloyd.org/gen/jordan/photoalb.htm|accessdate=16 August 2012}} was an American teacher, lawyer, and Republican politician from Lancaster, New Hampshire. He was governor of New Hampshire from 1901 to 1903. Prior to becoming governor he was Speaker of the New Hampshire House of Representatives and President of the New Hampshire Senate.

Early life

Jordan was born October 15, 1839, in Colebrook, New Hampshire, to Johnson and Minerva (Buel) Jordan,{{cite book|last=Jordan|first=Chester Bradley Jr.|title=Chester Bradley Jordan: The Man and Citizen|year=1916|publisher=The Rumford Press|location=Concord|pages=11}}

''Coos Republican'' newspaper

In 1897 Jordan became the owner of the Coos Republican.

New Hampshire legislative service

Jordan served in both houses of the New Hampshire legislature and had the dual honor of heading both. He was Speaker of the New Hampshire House of Representatives in 1881 and President of the New Hampshire Senate from 1896 to 1898.{{cite web|last=Jordan|first=Chester B.|title=The Political Graveyard|url=http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/jordan.html#RJ10TBHOG|work=Index to Politicians: Jordan|accessdate=16 August 2012}}

Governor of New Hampshire

He served as the 48th governor of New Hampshire from 1901 to 1903.

Death and burial

Jordan died in 1914 in Lancaster, New Hampshire, where he is buried in Summer Street Cemetery.

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{{Succession box |title=Governor of New Hampshire | before=Frank W. Rollins | after=Nahum J. Bachelder | years=1901–1903}}

{{Succession box |title=President of the New Hampshire Senate | before=Frank W. Rollins | after=Thomas N. Hastings | years=1897–1899}}

{{Succession box |title=Speaker of the New Hampshire House of Representatives | before=Henry H. Huse | after=Samuel C. Eastman | years=1881–1883}}

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Category:1839 births

Category:1914 deaths

Category:Republican Party governors of New Hampshire

Category:Republican Party members of the New Hampshire House of Representatives

Category:Republican Party New Hampshire state senators

Category:American newspaper publishers (people)

Category:Presidents of the New Hampshire Senate

Category:People from Colebrook, New Hampshire

Category:19th-century American businesspeople

Category:19th-century members of the New Hampshire General Court

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