Chester B. Jordan

Chester Bradley Jordan was an American teacher, lawyer, and Republican politician from Lancaster, New Hampshire. He was governor of New Hampshire from 1901 to 1903. Prior to becoming governor he was Speaker of the New Hampshire House of Representatives and President of the New Hampshire Senate.

Biography

Jordan was born October 15, 1839, in Colebrook, New Hampshire, to Johnson and Minerva Jordan,
In 1897, Jordan became the owner of the Coos Republican.
Jordan served in both houses of the New Hampshire legislature and had the dual honor of heading both. He was Speaker of the New Hampshire House of Representatives in 1881 and President of the New Hampshire Senate from 1896 to 1898.
He served as the 48th governor of New Hampshire from 1901 to 1903.
Jordan died in 1914 in Lancaster, New Hampshire, where he is buried in Summer Street Cemetery.