Ignatius Jordain (1561 – 15 July 1640) was an English merchant and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1621 and 1629.
He was re-elected MP for Exeter in 1625, 1626 and 1628 and sat until 1629 when King Charles decided to rule without parliament for eleven years.
[3] In parliament, Jourdain succeeded in having bills passed penalising adultery, Sabbath-breaking and swearing.
When the proclamation regarding rebellious practices in Scotland was read in Exeter Cathedral in 1639, he was one of three men who put their hats on in protest.
He dismissed threats of lawsuits that would leave him with a groat by saying that would be only two pence less than he had when he arrived in the city.