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Robert Orr Jr. (March 5, 1786 at Hannastown, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania – May 22, 1876 at Kittanning, Pennsylvania ) was a Pennsylvania political figure.
Biography [ edit ]
Orr was the son of Hugh Orr , a Scottish-born gunsmith and politician.[1] Armstrong County, Pennsylvania . He later moved to Kittanning, where he was elected to the post of Deputy Sheriff for Armstrong County in 1805.[2] surveying and was appointed deputy district surveyor.
Orr served in the War of 1812 , where he rose to the rank of colonel in the US Army.
Post-war political career [ edit ]
In 1816 Orr successfully ran for a seat in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives . He served two terms (1817–1820), after which he successfully ran for a seat in the Pennsylvania Senate . He served there from 1821 to 1825;[3] [4] Jacksonian member of the Nineteenth Congress U.S. House of Representatives to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of James Allison Jr.
In 1826 Orr successfully ran for re-election, to the Twentieth Congress. He served in that capacity from October 11, 1825 to March 3, 1829.
Military career [ edit ]
After the War of 1812 Orr retained his interest in military affairs. He eventually attained the rank of general.[5]
Later life [ edit ]
Orr resided for a short while in Orrsville in 1845,[6] Allegheny City, Pennsylvania from 1848 to 1852. He returned to Kittanning, where he died in 1876. He was buried in the Kittanning Cemetery.[7]
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Notes
^ List of legislators in the 1825-1826 session of the Pennsylvania Legislature
^ He was replaced with Eben S. Kelley
^ Biographical Directory
^ Biographical Directory - one entry indicates this is a community named for the Orr Family (http://www.listsearches.rootsweb.com/th/read/MCCOMB/2008-03/1205209956 )
^ Biographical Directory
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