History of the Michigan agricultural college and biographical sketches of trustees and professors . students. Children: Norman, deceased, Bland, Mildred. Address: Kingston,Rhode Island. John Jordan Crittendon was the son of Eugene W. Crittendon of Frank-fort, Kentucky, and Laura (Bacon) Crittendon, of the same town. Hewas born in Frankfort, Kentucky. He married Rose F. Mitchel, of Port BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES OP TRUSTEES AND FACULTY. 431 Huron, Michigan on July 31, 1882. Educated in high school and militarypost at Leavenworth, Kansas. He is an He was a soldier,in the middle west,
History of the Michigan agricultural college and biographical sketches of trustees and professors . students. Children: Norman, deceased, Bland, Mildred. Address: Kingston,Rhode Island. John Jordan Crittendon was the son of Eugene W. Crittendon of Frank-fort, Kentucky, and Laura (Bacon) Crittendon, of the same town. Hewas born in Frankfort, Kentucky. He married Rose F. Mitchel, of Port BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES OP TRUSTEES AND FACULTY. 431 Huron, Michigan on July 31, 1882. Educated in high school and militarypost at Leavenworth, Kansas. He is an He was a soldier,in the middle west, northwest and southwestern part of the United States,in Cuba and the Philippine Islands; 1876, he was made 2nd Lieutenant;1882, 1st lieutenant; 1894, captain; 1901, Major; 1905, lieutenant colonel;1907, retired from the army on thirty years service. Children: John J.; Frank Rice; Wilham Mitchell; Eugene W. Address: 1235 Water Street, Port Huron, Michigan. Lester Paige Breckenridge was the son of Moses Paige Breckenridgeand Lucretia L. (Wetherell) Breckenridge, both born at Ware, JOHN JORDON CRITTENDON. He was born at Meriden, Connecticut, May 17, 1858. He married, for hissecond wife, Susan Wilson Ford. Mr. Breckenridge was educated in theSheffield School of Yale University, receiving the degree of Ph. B. in 1881,M. A. in 1909; Illinois University granted D. Eng. in 1910. In religion,he is a Baptist, in politics, a Republican. He was a teacher in Lehigh Uni-versity, 1882-1890; professor of mechanical engineering in Michigan Agri-cultural College, August, 1891-August, 1893; professor of mechanical en-gineering in Illinois University, 1893-1909; a similar position in Yale Uni-versity, 1909-to date still serving (December, 1912.) As teacher and director of the laboratory at M. A. C. he was a pronouncedsuccess from every point of view. Children by first wife: Blanche F., Gladys S., May H. Address: 412 Humphrey street, New Haven Connecticut. 432 HISTORY OF MICHIGAN AG
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