Jehu Amaziah Orr
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Jehu Amaziah Orr was a Confederate
politician who served in the Confederate States Congress during the American Civil War
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Orr was born in Anderson County, South Carolina
. He was the younger brother of James L. Orr. He later moved to Mississippi
, where he was a member of the state legislature in 1852. He later represented the state in the Provisional Confederate Congress
and the Second Confederate Congress
. After the war he served as a state court judge from 1870 to 1876.
Confederate States of America
The Confederate States of America was a government set up from 1861 to 1865 by 11 Southern slave states of the United States of America that had declared their secession from the U.S...
politician who served in the Confederate States Congress during the American Civil War
American Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
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Orr was born in Anderson County, South Carolina
Anderson County, South Carolina
-Demographics:As of the census of 2010, there were 187,126 people and 70,597 households residing in the county. The population density was 260.6 people per square mile . There were 84,092 housing units...
. He was the younger brother of James L. Orr. He later moved to Mississippi
Mississippi
Mississippi is a U.S. state located in the Southern United States. Jackson is the state capital and largest city. The name of the state derives from the Mississippi River, which flows along its western boundary, whose name comes from the Ojibwe word misi-ziibi...
, where he was a member of the state legislature in 1852. He later represented the state in the Provisional Confederate Congress
Provisional Confederate Congress
The Provisional Confederate Congress, for a time the legislative branch of the Confederate States of America, was the body which drafted the Confederate Constitution, elected Jefferson Davis President of the Confederacy, and designed the first Confederate flag...
and the Second Confederate Congress
Second Confederate Congress
The Second Confederate Congress was the second and last regular term of the legislature of the Confederate States of America. Members of the Second Confederate Congress were chosen in elections held at various dates in 1863 and 1864...
. After the war he served as a state court judge from 1870 to 1876.