Edwin James Jordan Jr (1863 - 1903)

Born 30 Aug 1863 in Spring Hill, Tuscarora Township, Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States

Died 7 Sep 1903 at age 40 in Tunkhannock, Wyoming County, Pennsylvania, United States

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Preceded by Myron Benjamin Wright

Edwin J. Jorden Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 15th congressional district February 23, 1895 – March 3, 1895

Succeeded by James Hodge Codding

Biography

Edwin Jordan Jr is Notable.

Edwin was born in 1863. He was the son of Edwin Jordan and Ann Campbell. He passed away in 1903.

The following biography is from Wikipedia: “Biography Edwin J. Jorden was born in Spring Hill, near Towanda, Pennsylvania. He attended the common schools and Keystone Academy. He graduated from the State Normal School at Mansfield, Pennsylvania. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1888 and commenced practice in Tunkhannock, Pennsylvania. Jorden was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-third Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Myron B. Wright and served from February 23 until March 4, 1895 (10 days). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1894. He resumed the practice of his profession and died in Tunkhannock in 1903. Interment in Sunnyside Cemetery.”

The following information is from Find-a-Grave “BURIAL Sunnyside Cemetery Tunkhannock, Wyoming County, Pennsylvania, USA “

Sources

• Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/20641389/edwin-james-jorden: accessed 16 April 2023), memorial page for Edwin James Jorden (30 Aug 1863–7 Sep 1903), Find A Grave: Memorial #20641389, citing Sunnyside Cemetery, Tunkhannock, Wyoming County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.

See also:

• Wikipedia (accessed April 16, 2023) Edwin J. Jorden
• Wikidata: Item Q5346547, en:Wikipedia