Orchid I. Jordan

Orchid Irene (née Ramsey) Jordan (August 17, 1910 – December 25, 1995) was an American politician.

Born in Clay Center, Kansas, she graduated from Wilberforce University, Ohio.[1] Ramsey married Leon Jordan on August 15, 1932. Leon Jordan served in the Missouri House of Representatives and was assassinated on July 15, 1970. Orchid Jordan succeeded her husband and then served in the Missouri House of Representatives from 1970 to 1984.[2] Jordan was a Democrat. She was a charter member of Freedom, Inc. and lived in Kansas City, Missouri. She became a life member of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and was also a member of the National Urban League.[1]. She worked on Crime Prevention for the Kansas City Council[1] She was active in The Links Incorporated, a social service organization.

Jordan died on December 25, 1995 in Kansas City, Missouri.[3][4] At her death, senator Phil Curls said she was "a lovely lady, always stable and steady."[1]

Notes
  1. "Orchid Irene Ramsey Jordan (1910-1995) - Find A..." www.findagrave.com. Retrieved 2020-06-06.
  2. Missouri General Assembly-Roster
  3. 'Former state rep, Jordan, dies at 85,' Garden City Telegram (Kansas), December 27, 1995, pg. A3
  4. Orchid I. Jordan Scrapbook-Biographical Note


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