Jacob Jordan (September 19, 1741 – February 23, 1796) was a seigneur, businessman and political figure in Quebec and Lower Canada. He was born in England in 1741 and came to Canada in 1761 or earlier. He was an agent at Montreal for a London-based firm that supplied provisions for British troops in

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. His business partner at Quebec was Colin Drummond, father of General

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. Jordan held lands in New Brunswick and Vermont. He expanded into the

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and also became agent for the Saint-Maurice ironworks. In 1767, he married Ann Livingston; they had ten children. In 1776, he was named deputy paymaster general. In 1784, he purchased the seigneury of Terrebonne, which included gristmills valuable to Jordan for the production of flour, from

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. He was also partner in the operation of a tobacco factory, the Montreal Distilling Company and a bakery at Montreal. He also became involved in the

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, in competition with the

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. Jordan represented Effingham County in the

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. He died at Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne (later Terrebonne) in 1796, while still in office. His son Jacob represented Effingham in the legislative assembly from 1796 to 1800.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Jordan, Jacob 1741 births 1796 deaths Members of the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada