Henderson Jordan (Louisiana sheriff)
| Henderson Jordan | |
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| Sheriff of Bienville Parish, Louisiana | |
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In office 1932–1940 |
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| Preceded by | J. E. Currie |
| Succeeded by | Prentiss Morel Oakley |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 11, 1896 |
| Died | June 13, 1958 (aged 61) |
| Resting place | Arcadia Cemetery in Arcadia, Louisiana |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Democratic Party |
| Spouse(s) | Annie Gloer Jordan |
| Children |
Gloria J. Madden |
| Parents | James Rogers and Viola Bailey Jordan |
| Residence | Arcadia, Bienville Parish |
Gloria J. Madden
Henderson Jordan (October 11, 1896 – June 13, 1958), as sheriff of Bienville Parish in north Louisiana, was one of six law enforcement officers who on May 23, 1934, ambushed the fugitives Bonnie and Clyde in a deadly encounter on Louisiana Highway 154 between Gibsland and Sailes to the south.
Jordan was the oldest of ten children of James Rogers Jordan and the former Viola Bailey, who married in Louisiana in 1875. According to his grave marker in Arcadia, the Bienville Parish seat of government, Jordan (pronounced JER DEN) served as a Private First Class in the 83rd Infantry Division during World War I. He was elected sheriff in 1932 and served two terms, having left the office in 1940, when he was succeeded by his chief deputy, Prentiss Morel Oakley (1905 – 1957), another participant in the ambush of Barrow and Parker.
As sheriff, Jordan succeeded J. E. Currie, who had served in the position since 1908. In 1936, Jordan was among regional sheriffs who came into Grant Parish to direct posses in pursuit of Walter Johnson, the assailant of Sheriff Wyatt Luther Nugent of Colfax and Nugent's deputy, Delmer Lee Brunson. Johnson had fled into a wooded area about Lake Iatt.
Along with Jordan and Oakley, the other personnel involved in the capture of Bonnie and Clyde were Dallas County, Texas deputies Robert Alcorn and Ted Hinton, and former Texas Rangers Frank Hamer and B. M. "Manny" Gault.
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