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Conrad N. Jordan | |
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| 15th Treasurer of the United States | |
| In office May 1, 1885 – May 23, 1887 | |
| President | Grover Cleveland |
| Preceded by | A. U. Wyman |
| Succeeded by | James N. Huston |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1830-04-20)April 20, 1830 New York City, U.S. |
| Died | February 26, 1903(1903-02-26) (aged 72) New York City |
| Political party | Democratic |
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Conrad N. Jordan (April 20, 1830 – February 26, 1903[1]) was aUnited Statesbanker who wasTreasurer of the United States from 1885 to 1887.
Conrad N. Jordan was born inNew York City on April 20, 1830.[2] He joined aprinting office at age thirteen and became trained as acompositor.[2] He worked as a compositor until 1852, when he became a clerk at the Hanover Bank of New York.[2] He worked his way up the ranks at the Hanover Bank of New York until he had become the bank's general bookkeeper.[3] He later moved toFishkill, New York, to work in a leadership position in a bank there.[3] Early in his career, Jordan became acquainted withSamuel J. Tilden and would have a longstanding business relationship and friendship with Tilden.[3] When the National Western Bank of New York was created in 1864, Jordan became its cashier. Jordan became known as an expert in the field of publicaccounting andcurrency exchange.[3] In the wake ofBlack Friday (1869), Jordan wasauditor to thereceiver of the Gold Exchange Bank.[3]
In 1880, partially because of his connection with Tilden, Jordan becameTreasurer of theNew York, Ontario and Western Railway.[3] During this period, he unsuccessfully lobbied theNew York State Legislature to create an entity to be known as the United States Exchange and Transfer Company to function as a nationwideclearing house.[3]
ADemocrat, Jordan supportedGrover Cleveland in the1884 presidential election and worked with the campaign team drawing up plans to reform theUnited States Department of the Treasury.[3] Following the appointment ofDaniel Manning asUnited States Secretary of the Treasury, Cleveland nominated Jordan to beTreasurer of the United States to implement the plans he had drawn up. He served as Treasurer of the United States from May 1, 1885 to March 23, 1887.[3]
In 1887, Jordan became President of the Western National Bank of New York.[3] There, he led the bank's involvement with the Pell-Simmons syndicate in its attempts to capture the Sixth National Bank.[3]
President Cleveland named Jordan Assistant Treasurer of the United States in April 1893.[3] Following the election ofWilliam McKinley in the1896 presidential election, a number of leading bankers, including McKinley's new Treasury Secretary,Lyman J. Gage, urged McKinley to retain Jordan as Assistant Treasurer of the United States.[3] He was consequently re-appointed in April 1897.[3]
On February 26, 1903, Jordan died of "the grip" [sic] at hisWest End Avenue home.[4]
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| Preceded by | Treasurer of the United States May 1, 1885 – March 23, 1887 | Succeeded by |
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