▁he ▁was ▁in ▁London ▁as ▁Commission er ▁and ▁Agent - General ▁for ▁Im m igration , ▁and ▁from ▁ 2 3 ▁December ▁ 1 8 6 8 ▁to ▁ 2 0 ▁October ▁ 1 8 7 1 ▁he ▁sat ▁in ▁the ▁Assembly ▁as ▁member ▁for ▁East ▁Mor eton . ▁In ▁ 1 8 7 5 , ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁Reg istr ar - General , ▁which ▁office ▁he ▁held ▁until ▁ 1 8 8 3 . ▁He ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁Assembly ▁for ▁South ▁Br is b ane ▁on ▁ 2 1 ▁August ▁ 1 8 8 3 . ▁In ▁August ▁ 1 8 8 7 ▁he ▁succeeded ▁Charles ▁D utton ▁as ▁Secretary ▁for ▁Public ▁Land s , ▁and ▁went ▁out ▁of ▁office ▁with ▁his ▁colle agues ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 8 8 8 . ▁At ▁the ▁general ▁election ▁on ▁ 1 2 ▁May ▁ 1 8 8 8 ▁he ▁was ▁re - elect ed ▁for ▁South ▁Br is b ane . ▁Jordan ▁died ▁on ▁ 3 0 ▁June ▁ 1 8 9 0 ▁at ▁his ▁home , ▁Sher wood , ▁surv ived ▁by ▁his ▁wife , ▁four ▁sons ▁and ▁three ▁daughters ▁( four ▁other ▁children ▁prede ce ased ▁him ). ▁Jordan ▁was ▁buried ▁in ▁the ▁Sher wood ▁Ang lic an ▁Church yard ▁in ▁Br is b ane . ▁ ▁A ▁park ▁along ▁the ▁Log an ▁River ▁in ▁Water ford ▁West , ▁Log an ▁City ▁is ▁named ▁after ▁Jordan . ▁His ▁daughter , ▁May ▁Jordan ▁Mc Con nel , ▁was ▁a ▁notable ▁trade