LEONARD BECK JORDAN (Len) 1899-1983

 

JORDAN, Leonard Beck (Len), (1899 - 1983) Senate Years of Service: 1962-1973  Party: Republican  Courtesy U.S. Senate Historical Office JORDAN, Leonard Beck (Len), a Senator from Idaho; born in Mount Pleasant, Sanpete County, Utah, May 15, 1899; educated in the public schools of Enterprise, Oreg.; enlisted in the United States Army during the First World War; graduated from University of Oregon in 1923; farmer, rancher, businessman, and economic adviser; director of Circle C Ranch and of the Jordan Motor Co.; resident of Grangeville, Idaho, 1941-1951; member, State legislature 1947-1949; Governor of Idaho 1951-1955; chairman, International Joint Commission 1955-1957; member, International Development Advisory Board 1958-1959; appointed on August 6, 1962, as a Republican to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Henry C. Dworshak; elected November 6, 1962, for remainder of term, ending January 3, 1967; reelected in 1966 and served from August 6, 1962, to January 2, 1973; was not a candidate for reelection in 1972; was a resident of Boise, Idaho, until his death there June 30, 1983; interment in Cloverdale Cemetery. Bibliography Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives; Jordan, Grace E. The Unintentional Senator. Boise: Syms-York Co., 1972. Leonard Beck Jordan Contributed By This information was taken from The History of Luke S. Johnson Ancestors & Descendants compiled by Virginia Johnson Tims. A Senator from Idaho; born in Mount Pleasant, Sanpete County, Utah, 15 May 1899; educated in the public schools of Enterprise, Oregon; enlisted in the United States Army during World War 1; Graduated from the University of Oregon in Business Administration. 1923; farmer, rancher, businessman, and economic adviser; director of Circle C Ranch and of the Jordan Motor Co. Resident of Grangeville, Idaho, 1941-1951; member of state legislature in 1947; Governor of Idaho, 1951-1955; chairman of the International Development Advisory Board, 1958-1959; appointed as a Republican to the United States Senate, 6 August 1962, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Henry C. Dworshak, elected 6 November 1962, for the remainder of the term, ending 3 January 1967; reelected 8 November 1966, for the term ending 3 January 1973. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Len Jordan and Grace Edington Jordan ~~~~~~~~~~~ Leonard James Jordan The grandfather of Leonard Beck Jordan ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Mary Irene Beck ~~~ Mother of Len Beck Jordan ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~