George Jordan (Virginia)

George Jordan
Attorney General for the Colony of Virginia
In office
1677-1678 (acting)
Preceded byRobert Beverley
Succeeded byWilliam Sherwood
In office
October 12, 1670 – at least October 3, 1672
Preceded byPeter Jenings
Succeeded byRobert Beverley
Member of the House of Burgesses for Surry County, Colony of Virginia
In office
1674-1676
Preceded byWilliam Browne
Succeeded byRobert Canfield
In office
1658-1659
Preceded byWilliam Butler
Succeeded byWilliam Browne
Member of the House of Burgesses for James City County, Colony of Virginia
In office
1646-1648
Preceded byThomas Swann
Succeeded byGeorge Read
In office
1644
Preceded byJohn Fludd
Succeeded byGeorge Stephens
Personal details
Borncirca 1620
Surrey, England
Died1679
Surry County Colony of Virginia
Resting placeFour Mile Tree plantation, Surry County, Virginia
Spouse(s)Alyce Jordan, Elizabeth Coats
ChildrenFortune Jordan Hunt
RelativesArthur Jordan
Occupationattorney, planter, politician

George Jordan (1620-1679) was a British attorney who also became a planter and politician in the Colony of Virginia. He twice served as the colony's attorney general (before and after Bacon's Rebellion) and at various times represented James City County (before the creation of Surry County for land on the south bank of the James River) and Surry County in the House of Burgesses, and may have served on the Virginia Governor's Council.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ Tyler, Lyon Gardiner, ed. (1915). Encyclopedia of Virginia Biography. Vol. I. New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company. p. 323.
  2. ^ McCartney, Martha W. (2012). Jamestown people to 1800 : landowners, public officials, minorities, and native leaders. Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Pub. Co. p. 236. ISBN 978-0-8063-1872-1. OCLC 812189309.
  3. ^ Boddie, John Bennett III (1989). Colonial Surry. Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Pub. Co.