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Charles N. "Charlie" Orr 1st Minnesota Senate Majority Leader In office
January 1933 – January 10, 1949Preceded by Office Created Succeeded by Archie H. Miller Minnesota State Senator In office
1915–1949Minnesota State Representative In office
1911–1915Personal details Born June 7, 1877
Princeton, MinnesotaDied January 10, 1949
St. Paul, MinnesotaPolitical party Republican
Nonpartisan, Conservative CaucusSpouse(s) Ellen May Adams Children Marian and Janet Alma mater Carleton College
Hamline University
St. Paul College of LawOccupation Attorney Religion Methodist 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.[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]
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Minnesota Senate Majority Leaders Charles N. Orr • Archie H. Miller • John M. Zwach • Stanley W. Holmquist • Nick Coleman •
Roger Moe • John Hottinger • Dean Johnson • Larry Pogemiller • Amy KochCategories:- 1877 births
- Minnesota State Senators
- Minnesota Republicans
- 1949 deaths
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