Edwin J. Jorden

Edwin James Jorden (born August 30, 1863 in Towanda , Bradford County , Pennsylvania , †  September 7, 1903 in Tunkhannock , Pennsylvania) was an American politician . In 1895 he represented the state of Pennsylvania in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Edwin Jorden attended the public schools of his home country and the Keystone Academy and the State Normal School in Mansfield . After a subsequent law degree and his admission to the bar in 1888, he began to work in Tunkhannock in Wyoming County in this profession. Politically, he joined the Republican Party .

After the death of MP Myron Benjamin Wright , who at the time of his death had already been re-elected for the following legislative term, Jorden was elected as his successor to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC when the by-election for the 15th seat of Pennsylvania was due , where he took up his new mandate on February 23, 1895. Since he did not run in the by-elections for the next session, he could only end the current term in Congress until March 3, 1895 . That meant he was only a member of Congress for eight days. The by-election for the following term of office was won by James Hodge Codding .

After his brief time in the US House of Representatives, Edwin Jorden practiced as a lawyer again. He died on September 7, 1903 in Tunkhannock, where he was also buried.

Web links

• Edwin J. Jorden in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Edwin J. Jorden in the database of Find a Grave (English)

predecessor	Office	successor
Myron Benjamin Wright	United States House Representative for Pennsylvania (15th constituency) February 23, 1895 - March 3, 1895	James Hodge Codding