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BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH
Of
M⸫W⸫ John T. Jordan
1870-1871
John T. Jordan of Seattle, Master of St. John’s Lodge, was
elevated to head Washington Masons. He was a building
contractor and built many of Seattle’s pioneer structures. He
was born in Raymond, Maine, Jan. 1, 1832 and emigrated to
California when he was only 18 years old in 1850.
He came to Seattle in 1858 and was raised in St. John’s Lodge
in 1861. He served as its Master three terms. Like so many
Masons in pioneer days and since, he became a leader in his
community. He was mayor of Seattle in 1874-75 and a regent
of the University of Washington. He dropped dead March 3,
1886 as he entered a meeting of a society to which he
belonged.
