Leonard Beck "Len" Jordan was a Republican Governor and United States Senator from Idaho. Jordan served in World War I as an Army officer. He was a sheep rancher in Hell's Canyon during the Great Depression. He settled in Grangeville, Idaho, where he established a farm implement business, a real estate agency, and an automobile dealership. Jordan was elected to a single four-year term as Governor of Idaho in 1950.
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- Leonard Beck "Len" Jordan was a Republican Governor and United States Senator from Idaho. Jordan served in World War I as an Army officer. He was a sheep rancher in Hell's Canyon during the Great Depression. He settled in Grangeville, Idaho, where he established a farm implement business, a real estate agency, and an automobile dealership. Jordan was elected to a single four-year term as Governor of Idaho in 1950. In 1955 he was appointed by President Eisenhower as Chairman of the United States section of the International Joint Commission with Canada to develop the St. Lawrence Seaway. In July 1962 Jordan was appointed to the United States Senate by Governor Robert E. Smylie to fill a vacancy caused by the death of Henry Dworshak. Later that year he defeated Democratic Congresswoman Gracie Pfost in a special election to complete the term. Jordan was reelected to a full six-year term in 1966, defeating former Democratic Congressman Ralph R. Harding. In the Senate he helped establish the Sawtooth National Recreation Area. He did not seek re-election in 1972.
- Leonard Beck „Len“ Jordan war ein US-amerikanischer Politiker und von 1951 bis 1955 Gouverneur des Bundesstaates Idaho. Zwischen 1962 und 1973 vertrat er seinen Staat im US-Senat.
- Leonard Beck Jordan, född 15 maj 1899 i Mount Pleasant, Utah, död 30 juni 1983 i Boise, Idaho, var en amerikansk republikansk politiker. Han var guvernör i Idaho 1951-1955. Han representerade sedan Idaho i 1962-1973. Jordan deltog i första världskriget i . Han utexaminerades 1923 från University of Oregon. Han gifte sig 30 december 1924 med Grace Edgington. Paret fick tre barn. Jordan vann guvernörsvalet i Idaho 1950. Han efterträddes 1955 som guvernör av Robert E. Smylie. Senator Henry Dworshak avled 1962 i ämbetet och guvernör Smylie utnämnde Jordan till senaten fram till fyllnadsvalet senare samma år. Jordan besegrade kongressledamoten Gracie Pfost i fyllnadsvalet. I senatsvalet 1966 vann han sedan mot tidigare kongressledamoten Ralph R. Harding. Jordan bestämde sig för att inte kandidera till omval i senatsvalet 1972. Han efterträddes 1973 som senator av James A. McClure. Jordans grav finns på Cloverdale Cemetery i Boise.
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- Leonard Beck "Len" Jordan was a Republican Governor and United States Senator from Idaho. Jordan served in World War I as an Army officer. He was a sheep rancher in Hell's Canyon during the Great Depression. He settled in Grangeville, Idaho, where he established a farm implement business, a real estate agency, and an automobile dealership. Jordan was elected to a single four-year term as Governor of Idaho in 1950.
- Leonard Beck „Len“ Jordan war ein US-amerikanischer Politiker und von 1951 bis 1955 Gouverneur des Bundesstaates Idaho. Zwischen 1962 und 1973 vertrat er seinen Staat im US-Senat.
- Leonard Beck Jordan, född 15 maj 1899 i Mount Pleasant, Utah, död 30 juni 1983 i Boise, Idaho, var en amerikansk republikansk politiker. Han var guvernör i Idaho 1951-1955. Han representerade sedan Idaho i 1962-1973. Jordan deltog i första världskriget i . Han utexaminerades 1923 från University of Oregon. Han gifte sig 30 december 1924 med Grace Edgington. Paret fick tre barn. Jordan vann guvernörsvalet i Idaho 1950. Han efterträddes 1955 som guvernör av Robert E. Smylie.
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