Edwin J. Jorden
Edwin J. Jorden | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 15th district | |
In office February 23, 1895 – March 3, 1895 | |
Preceded by | Myron Benjamin Wright |
Succeeded by | James Hodge Codding |
Personal details | |
Born | Spring Hill, Pennsylvania | August 30, 1863
Died | September 7, 1903 Tunkhannock, Pennsylvania | (aged 40)
Political party | Republican |
Alma mater | State Normal School |
Edwin James Jorden (August 30, 1863 – September 7, 1903) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.
Biography[]
Edwin J. Jorden was born in Spring Hill, near Towanda, Pennsylvania. He attended the common schools and . He graduated from the State Normal School at Mansfield, Pennsylvania. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1888 and commenced practice in Tunkhannock, Pennsylvania.
Jorden was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-third Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Myron B. Wright and served from February 23 until March 4, 1895 (10 days). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1894. He resumed the practice of his profession and died in Tunkhannock in 1903. Interment in Sunnyside Cemetery.
Sources[]
- United States Congress. "Edwin J. Jorden (id: J000270)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- The Political Graveyard
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