Chester B. Jordan
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Chester Bradley Jordan was an American
teacher, lawyer, and Republican
politician from Lancaster, New Hampshire
. Born in 1839 in Colebrook, New Hampshire
, he served in both houses of the New Hampshire
legislature and had the dual honor of heading both. He was Speaker of the House in 1881 and President of the Senate in 1896-08. Jordan was elected Governor in 1900. He died in 1914 in Lancaster, New Hampshire
.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
teacher, lawyer, and Republican
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
politician from Lancaster, New Hampshire
Lancaster, New Hampshire
Lancaster is a town in Coos County, New Hampshire, USA, on the Connecticut River named after Lancaster, England. As of the 2010 census, the town population was 3,507, the second largest in the county after Berlin. It is the county seat of Coos County and gateway to the Great North Woods Region...
. Born in 1839 in Colebrook, New Hampshire
Colebrook, New Hampshire
Colebrook is a town in Coos County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 2,301 at the 2010 census. Situated in the Great North Woods Region, it is bounded on the west by the Connecticut River and home to Beaver Brook Falls Natural Area....
, he served in both houses of the New Hampshire
New Hampshire
New Hampshire is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The state was named after the southern English county of Hampshire. It is bordered by Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Atlantic Ocean to the east, and the Canadian...
legislature and had the dual honor of heading both. He was Speaker of the House in 1881 and President of the Senate in 1896-08. Jordan was elected Governor in 1900. He died in 1914 in Lancaster, New Hampshire
Lancaster, New Hampshire
Lancaster is a town in Coos County, New Hampshire, USA, on the Connecticut River named after Lancaster, England. As of the 2010 census, the town population was 3,507, the second largest in the county after Berlin. It is the county seat of Coos County and gateway to the Great North Woods Region...
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