Vernon Jordan, civil rights leader and adviser to Bill Clinton, dies aged 85

• Jordan worked on voting rights and led National Urban League
• NAACP: His exemplary life will shine as a guiding light'

Vernon Jordan, a leading civil rights activist who became a close adviser to President Bill Clinton, has died. He was 85.

Jordan worked for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and campaigned for voting rights before becoming president of the National Urban League.