Charles N. Orr
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Charles Noah "Charlie" Orr (b. June 7, 1877 in Princeton, Minnesota
, d. January 10, 1949 in St. Paul, Minnesota) was a Minnesota
politician and the first Majority Leader of the Minnesota Senate
.
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.
Princeton, Minnesota
As of the census of 2000, there were 3,933 people, 1,624 households, and 998 families residing in the city. The population density was 887.7 people per square mile . There were 1,670 housing units at an average density of 376.9 per square mile...
, d. January 10, 1949 in St. Paul, Minnesota) was a Minnesota
Minnesota
Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...
politician and the first Majority Leader of the Minnesota Senate
Minnesota Senate
The Minnesota Senate is the upper house in the Minnesota Legislature. There are 67 members, half as many as are in the Minnesota House of Representatives. In terms of membership, it is the largest upper house of any state legislature. Each Senate district in the state includes an A and B House...
.
Orr worked as an attorney
Lawyer
A lawyer, according to Black's Law Dictionary, is "a person learned in the law; as an attorney, counsel or solicitor; a person who is practicing law." Law is the system of rules of conduct established by the sovereign government of a society to correct wrongs, maintain the stability of political...
and in the office of the state auditor
Minnesota State Auditor
The Minnesota State Auditor is a constitutional officer in the executive branch of the U.S. State of Minnesota. The State Auditor is charged with overseeing more than $20 billion spent annually by local governments in Minnesota...
before being elected to office. He was first elected to the Minnesota House of Representatives
Minnesota House of Representatives
The Minnesota House of Representatives is the lower house in the Minnesota State Legislature. There are 134 members elected to two-year terms, twice the number of members in the Minnesota Senate. Each senate district is divided in half and given the suffix A or B...
in 1910, and was elected to the Senate
Minnesota Senate
The Minnesota Senate is the upper house in the Minnesota Legislature. There are 67 members, half as many as are in the Minnesota House of Representatives. In terms of membership, it is the largest upper house of any state legislature. Each Senate district in the state includes an A and B House...
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
Nonpartisan
In political science, nonpartisan denotes an election, event, organization or person in which there is no formally declared association with a political party affiliation....
body.
Orr died of a heart attack on the way to the capitol
Minnesota State Capitol
The Minnesota State Capitol is located in Minnesota's capital city, Saint Paul, and houses the Minnesota Senate, Minnesota House of Representatives, the Office of the Attorney General and the Office of the Governor...
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.