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| Affiliation | Republican |
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| Name | Leonard B. Jordan |
| Address |
Boise, Idaho , United States |
| Email | None |
| Website | None |
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May 15, 1899
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| Died | June 30, 1983
(84 years)
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| Contributor | RP |
| Last Modifed | RBH
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| Info | 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, the International Joint Commission 1955-1957; member, International Development Advisory Board 1958-1959; appointed as a Republican to the United States Senate August 6, 1962, 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.
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