Background
French, Joseph Jordan was born on January 3, 1931 in Shreveport, Louisiana, United States. Son of Joseph Jordan and Minnie Graham (Tomlinson) French.
French, Joseph Jordan was born on January 3, 1931 in Shreveport, Louisiana, United States. Son of Joseph Jordan and Minnie Graham (Tomlinson) French.
Bachelor of Science, Washington & Lee University, 1950; Bachelor of Laws, University Texas, 1956.
Staff accountant, W.O. Ligon & Company, Dallas, 1950-1951; associate, Thompson & Knight, Dallas, 1956-1959; partner, shareholder, Locke Purnell Rain Harrell, Dallas, 1959-1993; principal, Joe French & Associations, Professional Corporation, Dallas, since 1993. Secretary Trinity Industries, Inc., Dallas, 1969-1997, Halter Marine Group Inc., 1996-1997.
2nd Lieutenant United States Air Force, 1951-1953.
Married Carol Jean Wesner, December 22, 1954. Children: Mary French Breckeen, Joseph Jordan III, Elizabeth French Pospick, Charles Robert.