Oswald Jordan

Oswald Jordan
Jordan in 1959
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
from the 11th Suffolk district
In office
1959–1961
Preceded byLeo Sontag
Succeeded byRoyal L. Bolling / Alfred Brothers
Personal details
Born
Oswald Louis Jordan

(1912-05-09)May 9, 1912
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
DiedNovember 7, 1991(1991-11-07) (aged 79)
Hyannis Port, Massachusetts, United States
Political partyDemocratic
Children3
Alma materHoward 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.