Ambrose L. Jordan
Ambrose L. Jordan | |
|---|---|
From 1878's History of Otsego County, by Duane H. Hurd | |
| New York State Attorney General | |
| In office 1848–1849 | |
| Preceded by | John Van Buren |
| Succeeded by | Levi S. Chatfield |
| Member of the New York State Senate | |
| In office 1826–1829 | |
| Preceded by | Charles E. Dudley |
| Succeeded by | William Dietz |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ambrose Latting Jordan May 5, 1789 Hillsdale, New York, U.S. |
| Died | July 16, 1865 (aged 76) |
| Spouse |
Cornelia Caroline Philip
(m. 1811) |
| Relations | Alfred Corning Clark (grandson) |
Ambrose Latting Jordan, (5 May 1789 – 16 July 1865) nicknamed Aquafortis, an obsolete word for nitric acid, was an American lawyer, newspaper editor, and politician. He defended tenant farmers in upstate New York who withheld rents in protest of their poverty and helped to set a precedent for personal land ownership in the western United States.