Professor William Leighton Jordan (c1837-1922)
Born in Brazil the son of Swinfen Jordan, a merchant of Foreign Produce.
1866 "An Investigation of the Forces which Determine the Position and Movements of the Ocean and Atmosphere". By William Leighton Jordan. Volume I.[1]
1890 William Leighton Jordan, F.R.G.S., Assoc. Inst. (Author of "The Standard of Value" and "The New Principles of Natural Philosophy".[2]
1891 Lodger at 25 Jermyn Street, London: William Leighton Jordan (age 54 born Brazil - British subject), Manager Director Railways.[3]
1922 Died. 'The lonely end of Prof. William Leighton Jordan, at his rooms in Hill Street, Mayfair, was the subject of an inquiry at Westminster yesterday by Mr Ingleby Oddie. The dead man, who had been a life member and Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society since 1867 was 85 years age at the time of his death. He appeared to have no friends. The coroner had asked through the medium of the Press any relatives to communicate with him, with the result that old lady living in Bristol had instructed Norman Heath, a solicitor, to represent the family, stating at the same time that she was the professor's sister. Mr J. F. Bradford, 25. Hill Street, Mayfair, identified the body as that of his late lodger who had been at his house for the past eight years. Deceased, he said, was an author, had written several scientific books. On morning last the witness found deceased lying dead in bed. Dr Pedlar said the post-mortem examination of the body showed that death was due to heart failure. Mr Norman Heath said he had acted for some members of the family. The deceased's sister, who lived at Bristol, was too old to travel, but there were one or two nieces, and one of these was her way London. A verdict of Death from natural causes was returned.'[4]