What is recorded here
John Newell Jordan is a birthplace in Balloo, County Down, Ireland. Perhaps the house stood empty after his departure, preserving the quiet rhythm of a diplomat who carried Irish air into foreign courts. Maybe rain still strikes the same glass where a boy first watched the world turn.
Why this person is known: British diplomat (1852-1925)
- Birthplace
- Balloo
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Photo: Arnold Wright · Public domain