Isaac M. Jordan

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Isaac M. Jordan (May 5, 1835 – December 3, 1890) was a United States Congressman born in Mifflinburg, Union County, Pennsylvania[1] as Isaac Alfred Jordan.[2]. He served one term, elected as a Democrat to the 48th congress, (March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885) in Ohio's 2nd congressional district, a strong Republican district. He declined to run for a second term.

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[edit] Fraternity Involvement

Jordan was 20 years old when he became one of the founding members of the Sigma Chi Fraternity in 1855 at Miami University, Oxford, Ohio.

In a speech he gave in 1884, he delineated the valued criteria for pledging, which is now known as the Jordan Standard.[1] Following graduation from Miami, he studied law, was admitted to the bar, and practiced law in Dayton, Ohio and Cincinnati, which time he changed his middle initial to M (meaning nothing in particular) to distinguish himself from his brother and law partner Jackson A. Jordan, as he thought people would confuse J.A. and I.A. Jordan.

[edit] Death

Jordan's accidental death from injuries received in an elevator accident in Cincinnati, Ohio, December 3, 1890 was deeply mourned throughout southwestern Ohio. The tragedy created a shock throughout the city. All courts adjourned and public businesses were stilled. The newspapers of the day devoted entire pages, with prominent headlines and drawings, to the dreadful occurrence.[citation needed]

Jordan was buried in Spring Grove Cemetery in Cincinnati.

Preceded by
Thomas L. Young		 Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Ohio's 2nd congressional district
1883-1885		 Succeeded by
Charles Elwood Brown

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ a b "The Seven Founders" page 35. The Norman Shield, 41st Edition
  2. ^ Illinois State University Theta Rho Chapter - Isaac M. Jordan

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