▁November ▁ 1 8 1 8 ▁– ▁ 3 0 ▁June ▁ 1 8 9 0 ) ▁was ▁a ▁dent ist ▁and ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Legisl ative ▁Assembly ▁of ▁Queensland , ▁Secretary ▁for ▁Public ▁Land s ▁ 1 8 8 7 ▁to ▁ 1 8 8 8 . ▁ ▁Jordan ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Lincoln , ▁Lincoln shire , ▁England , ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁John ▁Jordan , ▁a ▁Wes ley an ▁minister ▁from ▁Dev ons hire ▁stock , ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁Elizabeth , ▁n ée ▁Jeff ries . ▁ ▁Jordan ▁was ▁educated ▁by ▁his ▁father , ▁entered ▁Kings ford ▁College , ▁Br istol , ▁and ▁then ▁studied ▁at ▁London ▁Institution ▁for ▁D ise ases ▁of ▁the ▁Te eth . ▁Jordan ▁built ▁up ▁a ▁luc r ative ▁dent al ▁practice ▁in ▁Derby . ▁He ▁published ▁Pract ical ▁observations ▁on ▁the ▁Te eth ▁( Lond on , ▁ 1 8 5 1 ) ▁which ▁ran ▁to ▁two ▁ed itions ▁and ▁was ▁highly ▁pra ised ▁in ▁England ▁and ▁America ; ▁it ▁later ▁won ▁him ▁election ▁to ▁the ▁Od ont ological ▁Society ▁of ▁Great ▁Britain . ▁ ▁In ▁February ▁ 1 8 5 6 ▁Jordan ▁arrived ▁in ▁Queensland ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 9 ▁he ▁married ▁Sarah ▁Elizabeth ▁Hop kins ▁Turner . ▁Jordan ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁Board ▁of ▁Education ▁in ▁Queensland , ▁and ▁represented ▁the ▁Town ▁of ▁Br is b ane ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁session ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁Parliament . ▁From ▁January ▁ 1 8 6 1 ▁to ▁December ▁ 1 8 6 6