Chester Bradley Jordan (October 15, 1839 – August 24, 1914) was an American teacher, lawyer, and Republican politician from

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. He was governor of New Hampshire from 1901 to 1903. Prior to becoming governor he was

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and

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Early life

Jordan was born October 15, 1839, in

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, to Johnson and Minerva (Buel) Jordan,

''Coos Republican'' newspaper

In 1897 Jordan became the owner of the ''Coos Republican''.

New Hampshire legislative service

Jordan served in both houses of the

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legislature and had the dual honor of heading both. He was

in 1881 and

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from 1896 to 1898.

Governor of New Hampshire

He served as the 48th

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from 1901 to 1903.

Death and burial

Jordan died in 1914 in

, where he is buried in Summer Street Cemetery.

References

1839 births 1914 deaths Republican Party governors of New Hampshire Republican Party members of the New Hampshire House of Representatives Republican Party New Hampshire state senators American newspaper publishers (people) Presidents of the New Hampshire Senate People from Colebrook, New Hampshire 19th-century American businesspeople 19th-century members of the New Hampshire General Court {{NewHampshire-NHSenate-stub