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Jordan, Adrian P. |
Born |
1851 |
Deceased |
1928 |
Birthplace |
Alabama |
Biographical Summary |
Early Punta Gorda Herald Editor and Publisher 1851-1928 Born in Alabama, A. P. Jordan was a true Florida pioneer who came to Florida by steamboat and coach before the railroad traveled south of Palatka. He married Agnes Crenshaw of Rock Hill in 1883. A longtime newspaper man, Jordan was a forceful, courageous writer who took on the issues of his day with vigor. He was known for his attacks on a railroad company that was acquiring land grants dishonestly. In 1901 he purchased the Punta Gorda Herald from Kirby Seward and assumed its management and editorship. As early as 1906, Jordan was fighting for the division of DeSoto county that would include a new county with Punta Gorda as its seat, a fight that ended in the establishment of Charlotte County in 1921. He took a keen interest in politics including championing the election of Albert Gilchrist as Governor. Famous for his delightful, often tongue-in-cheek stories that were reprinted in newspapers statewide, Jordan caused the Herald to be one of the most widely quoted newspapers in Florida. In 1919, Jordan sold an interest in the paper to Paul Garrett, who became the Herald's editor. During the Governorship of Albert Gilchcrist, Jordan was appointed as State Inspector for food and drugs. He was an active Mason and member of the Episcopal church in Punta Gorda. He died in 1928 and his son, Adrian Crenshaw Jordan, assumed ownership of the Herald , which he maintained until 1951. His other children were Vernon, Ivan, Undine and Julian Jordan. |
Occupation |
Newspaper publisher |
Places of residence |
Punta Gorda |
Spouse |
Agnes Creshaw |
Children |
Adrian C. Vernon Ivan Undine Julian Jordan |
Caption |
A.P. Jordan |
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