Leonard B. Jordan

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Len Jordan
Leonard B. Jordan

In office
August 6, 1962 – January 2, 1973
Preceded by Henry Dworshak
Succeeded by Jim McClure

In office
January 1, 1951 – January 3, 1955
Lieutenant Edson H. Deal
Preceded by C. A. Robins
Succeeded by Robert E. Smylie

Born May 15, 1899(1899-05-15)
Mount Pleasant, Utah
Died June 30, 1983 (aged 84)
Boise, Idaho
Political party Republican
Spouse Grace Edgington
Residence Boise
Profession Agriculture
Religion Methodist

Leonard Beck "Len" Jordan (born May 15, 1899 in Mount Pleasant, Utah - died June 30, 1983 in Boise, Idaho) was a Republican Governor and United States Senator from Idaho.

Jordan served in World War I as an Army officer. He was a sheep rancher in Hell's Canyon during the Great Depression. He settled in Grangeville, Idaho, where he established a farm implement business, a real estate agency, and an automobile dealership.

Jordan was elected to a single four-year term as Governor of Idaho in 1950. In 1955 he was appointed by President Eisenhower as Chairman of the United States section of the International Joint Commission with Canada to develop the St. Lawrence Seaway.

In July 1962 Jordan was appointed to the United States Senate seat by Governor Robert E. Smylie to fill a vacancy caused by the death of Henry Dworshak. Later that year he defeated Democratic Congresswoman Gracie Pfost in a special election to complete the term. Jordan was reelected to a full six-year term in 1966, defeating former Democratic Congressman Ralph R. Harding. In the Senate he helped establish the Sawtooth National Recreation Area. He did not seek re-election in 1972.

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Preceded by
C. A. Robins
Republican Party nominee, Governor of Idaho
1950 (won)
Succeeded by
Robert E. Smylie
Preceded by
C. A. Robins
Governor of Idaho
January 1, 1951–January 3, 1955
Succeeded by
Robert E. Smylie
Preceded by
Henry Dworshak
United States Senator (Class 2) from Idaho
August 6, 1962–January 3, 1973
Served alongside: Frank Church
Succeeded by
Jim McClure
Preceded by
Henry Dworshak
Republican Party nominee, U.S. Senator (Class 2) from Idaho
1962 special (won), 1966 (won)
Succeeded by
Jim McClure