Oswald Jordan | |
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Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from the 11th Suffolk district | |
In office 1959–1961 | |
Preceded by | Leo Sontag |
Succeeded by | Royal L. Bolling / Alfred Brothers |
Personal details | |
Born | Oswald Louis Jordan May 9, 1912 Boston, Massachusetts, United States |
Died | November 7, 1991 Hyannis Port, Massachusetts, United States | (aged 79)
Political party | Democratic |
Children | 3 |
Alma mater | Howard University Boston University School of Law |
Oswald Louis Jordan (May 9, 1912 – November 7, 1991) was an American politician who represented the 11th Suffolk district in the Massachusetts House of Representatives. He was the first African-American to represent Roxbury in the House.