Henry Jordan was a dentist and member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland, Secretary for Public Lands 1887 to 1888.
Background
Jordan was born in Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England, the son of John Jordan, a Wesleyan minister from Devonshire stock, and his wife Elizabeth, née Jefferies. Jordan was educated by his father, entered Kingsford College, Bristol, and then studied at London Institution for Diseases of the Teeth.
Career
Jordan built up a lucrative dental practice in Derby. From January 1861 to December 1866 he was in London as Commissioner and Agent-General for Immigration, and from 23 December 1868 to 20 October 1871 he sat in the Assembly as member for East Moreton. In 1875 he was appointed Registrar-General, which office he held until 1883.
He was elected to the Assembly for South Brisbane on 21 August 1883.
In August 1887 he succeeded Charles Dutton as Secretary for Public Lands, and went out of office with his colleagues in June 1888. At the general election on 12 May 1888 he was re-elected for South Brisbane.
Jordan was buried in the Sherwood Anglican Churchyard in Brisbane. A park along the Logan River in Waterford West, Logan City is named after Jordan.
Membership
Jordan was a member of the first Board of Education in Queensland, and represented the Town of Brisbane in the first session of the first Parliament.