Ortha O. Barr Jr. Explained

Ortha Orrie Barr Jr.
Birth Date:4 March 1922
Birth Place:Allen County, Ohio, U.S.
Death Place:Chagrin Falls, Ohio, U.S.
Restingplace:Ohio Western Reserve National Cemetery, U.S.
Spouse:Marie Virginia Infante (m. 1945)
Children:5
Father:Ortha Orrie Barr Sr.
Mother:Bertha Anna Woerner
Alma Mater:University of Michigan (B.A., LLB)
Party:Democratic
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Branch:United States Army
Allegiance:United States
Serviceyears:1942–1945
Rank:Sergeant
Battles:World War II

Ortha Orrie Barr Jr. (March 4, 1922 – March 24, 2003) was an American attorney who was the Democratic Party candidate for Ohio's 4th congressional district for the U. S. House of Representatives in the 1956 congressional elections.[1] [2] The Republican incumbent in 1956, William Moore McCulloch (1901–1980) defeated Barr in a landslide victory by nearly 38 percentage points. McCulloch was a twelve-term congressman from 1947 to 1973.

Life

Born in 1922 in Ohio, Barr's parents were Ortha Orrie Barr Sr. and Bertha Anna Woerner.[3] [4] Ortha Barr Jr. served in the United States Army during World War II,[5] and became a prisoner of war.[6] [7] He was detained at the Stalag B Camp in Bad Orb, Hessen-Nassau in the then Prussia. He attained the rank of sergeant. Before the conscription, he had completed two years of college and was skilled in metal product fabrication.

After the war, he studied accounting at the University of Michigan, graduating with a bachelor's degree in 1951.[8] He continued his studies at the University of Michigan Law School (Class of 1954), where his father, Ortha O. Barr Sr. had graduated from with an LLB degree in 1904.[9] [10] [11] [12] Ortha Barr Jr. married Marie Virginia Infante in 1945 and they had five children.[13] He died in 2003 and was buried at the Ohio Western Reserve National Cemetery in Rittman, Medina County.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Osterdahl. Andy. 2013-10-26. The Strangest Names In American Political History : Ortha Orrie Barr Sr. (1879-1958), Ortha Orrie Barr Jr. (1922-2003). 2020-07-29. The Strangest Names In American Political History. 3 October 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201003121906/https://politicalstrangenames.blogspot.com/2013/10/ortha-orrie-barr-sr-1879-1958.html. live.
  2. Book: Kalb, Deborah. Guide to U.S. Elections. 2015-12-24. CQ Press. 978-1-4833-8035-3. en. 3 October 2020. 3 October 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201003121907/https://books.google.com/books?id=9CZECwAAQBAJ&pg=SL9-PA9&lpg=SL9-PA9&dq=ortha+o+barr+1956+elections&source=bl&ots=LemrwROw-l&sig=ACfU3U2WdSVWc3ugjQqaoWzFeMywbxyhQg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiH7M__wpHsAhUESN8KHexkDkMQ6AEwCnoECAYQAQ#v=onepage&q=ortha%20o%20barr%201956%20elections&f=false. live.
  3. Web site: Barr - Public Member Photos & Scanned Documents - Ancestry.com. 2020-07-29. www.ancestry.com. 3 October 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201003121910/https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1093/?name=_Barr&birth=_sweden_5216&count=50&bsk=MDs3MDUxOzU1MA-61--61-&fh=6500. live.
  4. Web site: Bertha Anna Woerner (1881-1953) • FamilySearch. 2020-07-29. FamilySearch. 3 October 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201003121908/https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/9S9J-M6M/bertha-anna-woerner-1881-1953. live.
  5. Web site: Ortha O Barr: Person, pictures and information - Fold3.com. 2020-09-28. Fold3. en. 3 October 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201003121908/https://www.fold3.com/page/88975781-ortha-o-barr. live.
  6. Web site: The National Archives. World War II Prisoners of War. 2020-10-03. aad.archives.gov.
  7. Web site: NARA - AAD - Display Full Records - World War II Prisoners of War Data File, 12/7/1941 - 11/19/1946. 2020-10-03. aad.archives.gov.
  8. Book: Michiganensian. 1951. University of Michigan. en. 3 October 2020. 3 October 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201003121931/https://books.google.com/books?id=DYOfAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA378&lpg=PA378&dq=Ortha+O.+Barr+Jr.&source=bl&ots=ISjICHiLuk&sig=ACfU3U3y5ZipKkx3ljOtKSz87KzaE9Ho8g&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiggOmispjsAhXOMd8KHRf7BOs4ChDoATASegQICBAB#v=onepage&q=Ortha%20O.%20Barr%20Jr.&f=false. live.
  9. Web site: Michigan Law: History and Traditions. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201003121934/http://www.law.umich.edu/historyandtraditions/students/Pages/ProfilePage.aspx?SID=15532&Year=1954. 3 October 2020. 2020-07-29. www.law.umich.edu.
  10. Book: University of Michigan. Calendar of the University of Michigan, 1904-1905. 1905. The University. Ann Arbor, Michigan. en. 29 July 2020. 3 October 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201003121934/https://books.google.com/books?id=A-c_AAAAYAAJ&pg=PA282&lpg=PA282&dq=ortha+orrie+barr#q=ortha%20orrie%20barr. live.
  11. Book: University of Michigan Law School. Announcement with List of Students. 1903. en. 29 July 2020. 3 October 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201003121936/https://books.google.com/books?id=HQtLAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA44&lpg=PA44&dq=ortha+orrie+barr#q=ortha%20orrie%20barr. live.
  12. Book: University of Michigan. General Register. 1950. UM Libraries. en. 17 September 2020. 3 October 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201003121936/https://books.google.com/books?id=6vThAAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&pg=PA22&dq=ortha+orrie+barr. live.
  13. Web site: The Journal News Obituaries. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201003121948/https://obits.lohud.com/obituaries/lohud/obituary-search.aspx?firstname=&lastname=infante&daterange=99999&keyword=&countryid=1&stateid=44&affiliateid=2418. 3 October 2020.

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