Background
Jordan, Weymouth Tyree was born on October 31, 1912 in Hamlet, North Carolina, United States. Son of William Daniel and Mary (Utley) Jordan.
Jordan, Weymouth Tyree was born on October 31, 1912 in Hamlet, North Carolina, United States. Son of William Daniel and Mary (Utley) Jordan.
Bachelor of Science, North Carolina State College, 1933. Master of Arts, Vanderbilt University, 1934, Doctor of Philosophy, 1937.
Fellow history Vanderbilt University, 1934-1937. Professor of history, head department North Carolina Indian College, 1937-1938. From instructor to associate professor of history, head department Judson College, 1938-1942.
Assistant professor, then associate professor, research professor Auburn University, 1942-1949.
Professor of history Florida State University, 1949-1968, head department, 1954-1964. Visiting professor, head department history Transylvania College, 1936.
Teacher summers Blue Mountain College, 1938, Stetson University, 1939, U. Oklahoma, 1941, U. Missouri, 1958. Regional associate American Council Learned Societies, 1957-1959.
Advisory board Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, 1959-1968.
Fulbright-Hays professor of University Erlangen (Germany), 1964-1965.
Fellow history Vanderbilt University, 1934-1937. Served to Lieutenant commander of The United States Navy Reserve, 1943-1945. Member Agricultural History Society (executive council 1948-1949, 59-67, president 1962-1963), Florida History Society, American, Mississippi Valley Southern (chairman.
Membership committee 1948, program committee 1961, executive council 1953-1955) historical associations, Kappa Sigma, Kappa Phi Kappa, Phi Alpha Theta, Sigma Pi Alpha.
Married Louise Elizabeth Riggan, August 11, 1935. Children: Weymouth Tyree, Elizabeth H. Markowski, William Royster.