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Robert B. Jordan
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| 29th Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina | |
| In office January 5, 1985 – January 7, 1989 |
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| Governor | Jim Martin |
| Preceded by | Jimmy Green |
| Succeeded by | Jim Gardner |
| Member of the North Carolina Senate from the 17th district |
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| In office January 1, 1977 – January 1, 1985 |
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| Preceded by | Mary Odom |
| Succeeded by | J. Richard Conder |
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Robert Byrd Jordan III
October 11, 1932 Mount Gilead, North Carolina |
| Died | February 16, 2020 (aged 87) Mount Gilead, North Carolina |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Sarah Cole |
| Alma mater | North Carolina State University (BS) |
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| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch/service |  United States Army |
| Years of service | 1954–1956 |
Robert Byrd Jordan III (October 11, 1932 – February 16, 2020) was an American politician who served as the 29th Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina for one term (1985–1989) under Governor James G. Martin and who unsuccessfully ran for Governor of North Carolina in 1988.
Jordan, a native of Mount Gilead, North Carolina, graduated from North Carolina State University in 1954 with honors in forestry. Prior to being elected lieutenant governor, Jordan ran his family's lumber company and served in the North Carolina Senate as a Democrat from 1976 to 1984.
In 1984, he defeated state House Speaker Carl J. Stewart, Jr. in a hard-fought Democratic primary, then defeated Republican John H. Carrington in the general election to become North Carolina's 29th lieutenant governor. He easily won the 1988 gubernatorial nomination but lost the general election to incumbent James G. Martin.
An advocate of education, Jordan has served on the North Carolina Board of Education, the state Board of Community Colleges, and the University of North Carolina System Board of Governors. On May 20, 2009, Jordan was elected chairman of the Trustees of North Carolina State University to serve the remaining term of McQueen Campbell, who resigned in conjunction with the investigation of Mike Easley.
Jordan Hall at North Carolina State University was named after his family.
Jordan died on February 16, 2020, at his home in Mount Gilead, North Carolina.
