Charles N. Orr Explained

Charles N. Orr
Birthname:Charles Noah Orr
Birth Date:June 7, 1877
Birth Place:Princeton, Minnesota
Order:1st
Office:Minnesota Senate Majority Leader
Term Start:January 1933
Term End:January 10, 1949
Predecessor:Office Created
Successor:Archie H. Miller
Office2:Minnesota State Senator
Term Start2:1915
Term End2:1949
Office3:Minnesota State Representative
Term Start3:1911
Term End3:1915
Party:Republican
Nonpartisan, Conservative Caucus
Occupation:Attorney
Alma Mater:Carleton College
Hamline University
St. Paul College of Law
Spouse:Ellen May Adams
Children:Marian and Janet

Charles Noah Orr (June 7, 1877 – January 10, 1949) was a Minnesota politician and the first Majority Leader of the Minnesota Senate.[1]

Orr worked as an attorney and in the office of the state auditor before being elected to office. He was first elected to the Minnesota House of Representatives in 1910, and was elected to the Senate in 1914. He served in the Senate for the rest of his life, becoming the first Majority Leader of the body in 1933, representing the Conservative Caucus in the then-nonpartisan body.

Orr died of a heart attack on the way to the capitol on January 10, 1949.

Orr was married to Ellen May Adams, who died on June 12, 1938. The couple had two daughters, Marian and Janet.[2]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.leg.state.mn.us/LRL/Histleg/Smajmin.asp List of Senate Majority Leaders
  2. http://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail.asp?ID=11400 Legislative Biography