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Cornelius T. Jordan

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Cornelius T. Jordan
Member of the Virginia Senate
from the 9th district
In office
January 12, 1916 – January 14, 1920
Preceded byWilliam H. Landes
Succeeded byF. Percy Loth
Personal details
Born
Cornelius Theodore Jordan

(1855-12-30)December 30, 1855
Salem, Virginia, U.S.
DiedJanuary 28, 1924(1924-01-28) (aged 68)
Miami, Florida, U.S.
Political partyIndependent
SpouseMary Moser
Alma materRoanoke College

Cornelius Theodore Jordan (December 30, 1855 – January 28, 1924) was an American educator and Independent politician who served as a member of the Virginia Senate, representing the state's 9th district.[1][2] From 1896 to 1899, he was the President of New Mexico College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts, which would later become New Mexico State University.

References

  1. ^ Swem, Earl G. (1918). Register of the General Assembly of Virginia, 1776–1918. Richmond: Virginia State Library. Retrieved July 7, 2013.
  2. ^ Dodson, E. Griffith (1939). The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Virginia, 1919-1939: Register. Richmond: Virginia State Library. Retrieved January 27, 2016.