Grundy County IL Archives Biographies.....Jordan, William A 
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Author: History of Grundy County, 1914

Jordan, William A., who served as postmaster of Morris in the eighties, was a 
dealer in agricultural implements and one of the sound business men of the 
County Seat.  He was born at Hudson, N. Y., July 17, 1829, a son of Allen 
Jordan, but came to Grundy County in 1865, locating at Minooka, where he 
established himself in an agricultural implement business, but removed it to 
Morris in 1870.  A strong Republican, he became a leading figure in his party, 
served as a member of the Board of Education, and was the logical candidate 
for the office of postmaster, to which he was appointed in 1882, by President 
Arthur.  His fraternal relations were with the Masonic order.  On November 1, 
1853, he married Annie E. Wing, and they had seven children, only four of whom 
lived to maturity, namely:  Clifton, Frank, Kate and Annie.

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Source:  History of Grundy County, Illinois, Chicago: Munsell Publishing Co. 
Publishers; 1914

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