Background
Jordan, Horace William was born on November 26, 1916 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of John Garfield and Natalie (Young) Jordan.
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Horace William Jordan
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Horace William Jordan, American lawyer. Bar: Illinois 1940, United States Supreme Court 1957, Court Appeals (7th circuit) 1947, United States District Court (northern district) Illinois 1947. Member of American Bar Association, Illinois Defense Counsel, Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, Chicago Bar Association, Illinois State Bar Association, Michigan Shores Club, University Club.
Education
Amherst College (Bachelor of Arts, 1937). Northwestern University (Juris Doctor, 1940). Order of the Coif; Phi Delta Phi.
Lecturer on Law, The John Marshall Law School, 1953-1955.
Career
Member legal department Montgomery Ward Company, Chicago, 1940—1942, 1945—1949. Partner Kelly & Jordan, Chicago, 1949—1951, Van Duzer Gershon, Jordan & Petersen, Chicago, 1951—1988, vice president, 1980—1988, of counsel, since 1988. Served to lieutenant United States Army, 1942-1945.
Achievements
Membership
Chicago (Member: Younger Members Committee, 1946-1948: Insurance Law Committee, 1952-1957, since 1976. Civil Practice Committee, 1958-1959. Medico-Legal Committee, 1959-1975.
Ethics Committee, 1963-1973) and Illinois State Bar Associations.
Law Club of Chicago; Legal Club of Chicago.
Connections
Married Constance Felt Tippens, June 30, 1951. Children: Robert Y., Constance F., David Clark, Horace W.
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Nationality
American
Education
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1937
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1940