John T. Jordan
2nd Mayor of Seattle
In office
April 5, 1873 – June 5, 1873
Preceded byCorliss P. Stone
Succeeded byMoses R. Maddocks
In office
July 31, 1871 – July 29, 1872
Preceded byHenry A. Atkins
Succeeded byCorliss P. Stone
Personal details
Born(1832-01-01)January 1, 1832
Raymond, Maine
DiedMarch 3, 1886(1886-03-03) (aged 54)
Seattle, Washington
Political partyIndependent
SpouseAmanda Livingston Jordan

John Tenny Jordan (January 1, 1832 – March 3, 1886) was an American politician who served as the Mayor of Seattle from 1871 to 1872 and again in 1873.[1] Jordan arrived in Seattle around 1860 to work as a stonemason and plasterer, playing a key role in building the first campus of the University of Washington in modern Downtown Seattle. He was elected as the city's first police marshal in 1869 and served on the common council in 1870.[2][3]

After his two stints as mayor, Jordan served as the grand chancellor of the Washington Territory grand lodge of the Knights of Pythias.[4] He was also a grand master of the Seattle Freemasons lodge and a regent of the University of Washington. Jordan died of a heart attack on March 3, 1886.[5][6]

References

  1. ^ Bagley, Clarence (1916). History of Seattle from the Earliest Settlement to the Present Time, Volume II. S.J. Clarke Publishing Company. p. 546. OCLC 680803565. Retrieved 2017-12-05 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ "Voters elect John T. Jordan as mayor of the City of Seattle on July 10, 1871". HistoryLink.org. 2000-11-08. Retrieved 2017-11-13.
  3. ^ Moody, Dick (November 15, 1953). "Berry-Patch Patrol Was First Police Job". The Seattle Times. p. 4.
  4. ^ Conover, C. T. (February 19, 1951). "Knights of Pythias Established First Seattle Lodge in 1879". The Seattle Times. p. 11.
  5. ^ "John T. Jordan elected second mayor of City of Seattle, July 31, 1871" (PDF). St. John's Freemasons Lodge No. 9. July 2010. Retrieved December 5, 2017.
  6. ^ Conover, C. T. (October 21, 1957). "Early Plot to Kill Seattle's Leading Citizens Averted". The Seattle Times. p. 27.
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