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    Orr, Charles Noah "Charlie"

    Sessions Served    Other Information

    House 1911-14 (District 37); Senate 1915-49 (District 42)

    Party when first elected:  Republican

    Counties Served:  Ramsey

    BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

    Date of Birth: 6/7/1877
    Birth Place: Princeton, Minnesota
    Birth County:
    Birth Country: United States
    Date of Death: 1/10/1949
    Gender: Male
    Religion: Methodist
    Reported Minority: None Reported
    Other Names: Charlie
    City of Residence (when first elected): Saint Paul
    Occupation (when first elected): Engaged in the Practice of Law; Orr, Stark and Collett Law Firm/Director, Hamline State Bank

    EDUCATION

    Princeton Public Schools; Elementary School;
    Princeton High School; Secondary; Graduate
    Carleton College, Northfield, Minnesota; Attended College; 1 year
    Hamline University; Ph.B.; 1901
    St. Paul College of Law; LL.B.; 1904

    OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE

    State Agency: Minnesota Office of the State Auditor (Employee); 1901 to 1904

    FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

    Spouse: Ellen May Adams (married in 1906; she died on June 12, 1938, while he was in office)
    Children: Two children: Marian and Janet (daughters)
    Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:

    GENERAL NOTES

    He was a member of the Republican Party.

    He was a member of the Masons, Knights Templar.

    He played football for Carleton College.

    He died from a heart attack while driving his car to the Minnesota State Capitol. His funeral was held at the Masonic Temple in St. Paul, Minnesota. He was buried at Oakland Cemetery in St. Paul, Minnesota.

    Religion provided by the Minnesota Legislative Manual, 1949.

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    Total Days Served: 13888

    SESSIONS SERVED

    56th Legislative Session (1949-1950) (second half of Senate term)

      Session Details
    Body: Senate
    District: 42
    Elected: 11/5/1946
    Residence: Saint Paul
    Term of Office: 1/7/1947 to 1/10/1949 (unfinished term)
    Counties Represented: Ramsey
    Occupation: Lawyer; Orr, Stark, and Kidder Law Firm
    Party: Nonpartisan Election-Conservative Caucus
    Committees:
    Leadership Position: Majority Leader
    Leadership Notes: He died while in office on January 10, 1949.
    Reason for unfinished term: Death
    Session Notes: He died while in office on January 10, 1949.
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    55th Legislative Session (1947-1948)

      Session Details
    Body: Senate
    District: 42
    Elected: 11/5/1946
    Residence: Saint Paul
    Term of Office: 1/7/1947 to 1/10/1949 (unfinished term)
    Counties Represented: Ramsey
    Occupation: Lawyer; Orr, Stark, and Kidder Law Firm
    Party: Nonpartisan Election-Conservative Caucus
    Committees:
    • Cities of the First Class
    • Committees
    • Finance
    • Insurance
    • Judiciary
    • Motor Vehicles and Motor Tax Laws
    • Rules and Legislative Expense (Chair)
    • Taxes and Tax Laws
    • University
    Leadership Position: Majority Leader
    Reason for unfinished term: Death
    Session Notes: He died while in office on January 10, 1949.

    54th Legislative Session (1945-1946) (second half of Senate term)

      Session Details
    Body: Senate
    District: 42
    Elected: 11/3/1942
    Residence: Saint Paul
    Term of Office: 1/5/1943 to 1/6/1947
    Counties Represented: Ramsey
    Occupation: Lawyer; Orr, Stark, and Kidder Law Firm
    Party: Nonpartisan Election-Conservative Caucus
    Committees:
    • Aviation
    • Cities of the First Class
    • Committees
    • Finance
    • Insurance
    • Judiciary
    • Motor Vehicle and Motor Tax Laws
    • Rules and Legislative Expense (Chair)
    • Taxes and Tax Laws
    • University
    Leadership Position: Majority Leader
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    53rd Legislative Session (1943-1944)

      Session Details
    Body: Senate
    District: 42
    Elected: 11/3/1942
    Residence: Saint Paul
    Term of Office: 1/5/1943 to 1/6/1947
    Counties Represented: Ramsey
    Occupation: Lawyer; Orr, Stark, and Kidder Law Firm
    Party: Nonpartisan Election-Conservative Caucus
    Committees:
    • Aviation
    • Cities of the First Class
    • Committees
    • Finance
    • Insurance
    • Judiciary
    • Motor Vehicles and Motor Tax Laws
    • Rules and Legislative Expense (Chair)
    • Taxes and Tax Laws
    • University
    Leadership Position: Majority Leader
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    52nd Legislative Session (1941-1942) (second half of Senate term)

      Session Details
    Body: Senate
    District: 42
    Elected: 11/8/1938
    Residence: Saint Paul
    Term of Office: 1/3/1939 to 1/4/1943
    Counties Represented: Ramsey
    Occupation: Lawyer; Orr, Stark, and Kidder Law Firm
    Party: Nonpartisan Election-Conservative Caucus Party Notes: "The Republican party returned to power in the state elections of 1938." (Minnesota Legislative Manual, 1945, p. 116)
    Committees:
    • Cities of the First Class
    • Committees
    • Finance
    • Insurance
    • Judiciary
    • Motor Vehicle and Motor Tax Laws
    • Rules and Legislative Expense (Chair)
    • Taxes and Tax Laws
    • University
    Leadership Position: Majority Leader
    Leadership Notes: "The Republican party returned to power in the state elections of 1938." (Minnesota Legislative Manual, 1945, p. 116)
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    51st Legislative Session (1939-1940)

      Session Details
    Body: Senate
    District: 42
    Elected: 11/8/1938
    Residence: Saint Paul
    Term of Office: 1/3/1939 to 1/4/1943
    Counties Represented: Ramsey
    Occupation: Lawyer; Orr, Stark, and Kidder Law Firm
    Party: Nonpartisan Election-Conservative Caucus Party Notes: "The Republican party returned to power in the state elections of 1938." (Minnesota Legislative Manual, 1945, p. 116)
    Committees:
    • Cities of the First Class
    • Committees
    • Finance
    • Insurance
    • Judiciary
    • Motor Vehicle and Motor Tax Laws
    • Rules and Legislative Expense (Chair)
    • Taxes and Tax Laws
    • University
    Leadership Position: Majority Leader
    Leadership Notes: "The Republican party returned to power in the state elections of 1938." (Minnesota Legislative Manual, 1945, p. 116)
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    50th Legislative Session (1937-1938) (second half of Senate term)

      Session Details
    Body: Senate
    District: 42
    Elected: 11/6/1934
    Residence: Saint Paul
    Term of Office: 1/8/1935 to 1/2/1939
    Counties Represented: Ramsey
    Occupation: Lawyer; Orr, Stark, and Kidder Law Firm
    Party: Nonpartisan Election-Conservative Caucus
    Committees:
    • Cities of the First Class
    • Committees
    • Finance
    • Insurance
    • Judiciary
    • Motor Vehicle and Motor Tax Laws
    • Rules and Legislative Expense (Chair)
    • Taxes and Tax Laws
    • University
    Leadership Position: Majority Leader
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    49th Legislative Session (1935-1936)

      Session Details
    Body: Senate
    District: 42
    Elected: 11/6/1934
    Residence: Saint Paul
    Term of Office: 1/8/1935 to 1/2/1939
    Counties Represented: Ramsey
    Occupation: Lawyer; Orr, Stark, Kidder and Freeman Law Firm
    Party: Nonpartisan Election-Conservative Caucus
    Committees:
    • Cities of the First Class
    • Committees
    • Finance
    • Insurance
    • Judiciary
    • Motor Vehicle and Motor Tax Laws
    • Rules and Legislative Expense (Chair)
    • Taxes and Tax Laws
    • University
    Leadership Position: Majority Leader
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    48th Legislative Session (1933-1934) (second half of Senate term)

      Session Details
    Body: Senate
    District: 42
    Elected: 11/4/1930
    Residence: Saint Paul
    Term of Office: 1/6/1931 to 1/7/1935
    Counties Represented: Ramsey
    Occupation: Lawyer; Orr, Stark, Kidder and Freeman Law Firm
    Party: Nonpartisan Election-Conservative Caucus
    Committees:
    • Cities of the First Class
    • Finance
    • Insurance
    • Judiciary
    • Motor Vehicles and Motor Tax Laws
    • Reapportionment
    • Rules and Legislative Expense (Chair)
    • Taxes and Tax Laws
    • University
    Leadership Position: Majority Leader
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    47th Legislative Session (1931-1932)

      Session Details
    Body: Senate
    District: 42
    Elected: 11/4/1930
    Residence: Saint Paul
    Term of Office: 1/6/1931 to 1/7/1935
    Counties Represented: Ramsey
    Occupation: Lawyer; Orr, Stark, Kidder and Freeman Law Firm
    Party: Nonpartisan Election
    Committees:
    • Cities of the First Class
    • Finance
    • Insurance (Chair)
    • Judiciary
    • Motor Vehicles and Motor Tax Laws
    • Public Institutions and Buildings
    • Reapportionment
    • Rules and Legislative Expense
    • Taxes and Tax Laws
    • University
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    46th Legislative Session (1929-1930) (second half of Senate term)

      Session Details
    Body: Senate
    District: 42
    Elected: 11/2/1926
    Residence: Saint Paul
    Term of Office: 1/4/1927 to 1/5/1931
    Counties Represented: Ramsey
    Occupation: Lawyer; Orr, Stark, and Kidder Law Firm
    Party: Nonpartisan Election
    Committees:
    • Cities of the First Class
    • Finance
    • Insurance (Chair)
    • Judiciary
    • Motor Vehicles and Motor Tax Laws
    • Public Institutions and Buildings
    • Rules and Legislative Expense
    • Taxes and Tax Laws
    • University

    45th Legislative Session (1927-1928)

      Session Details
    Body: Senate
    District: 42
    Elected: 11/2/1926
    Residence: Saint Paul
    Term of Office: 1/4/1927 to 1/5/1931
    Counties Represented: Ramsey
    Occupation: Lawyer; Orr, Stark, and Kidder Law Firm
    Party: Nonpartisan Election
    Committees:
    • Cities of the First Class
    • Finance
    • Insurance (Chair)
    • Judiciary
    • Motor Vehicles and Motor Tax Laws
    • Public Institutions and Buildings
    • Rules and Legislative Expense
    • Taxes and Tax Laws
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    44th Legislative Session (1925-1926) (second half of Senate term)

      Session Details
    Body: Senate
    District: 42
    Elected: 11/7/1922
    Residence: Saint Paul
    Term of Office: 1/2/1923 to 1/3/1927
    Counties Represented: Ramsey
    Occupation: Lawyer; Orr, Stark, and Kidder Law Firm
    Party: Nonpartisan Election
    Committees:
    • Cities of the First Class
    • Finance
    • Insurance (Chair)
    • Judiciary
    • Motor Vehicles and Motor Tax Laws
    • Public Institutions and Buildings
    • Taxes and Tax Laws

    43rd Legislative Session (1923-1924)

      Session Details
    Body: Senate
    District: 42
    Elected: 11/7/1922
    Residence: Saint Paul
    Term of Office: 1/2/1923 to 1/3/1927
    Counties Represented: Ramsey
    Occupation: Lawyer; Orr, Stark, and Kidder Law Firm
    Party: Nonpartisan Election-Conservative Caucus
    Committees:
    • Cities of the First Class
    • Finance
    • Insurance (Chair)
    • Judiciary
    • Motor Vehicles
    • Taxes and Tax Laws
    Leadership Position: President Pro Tempore
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    42nd Legislative Session (1921-1922) (second half of Senate term)

      Session Details
    Body: Senate
    District: 42
    Elected: 11/5/1918
    Residence: Saint Paul
    Term of Office: 1/7/1919 to 1/1/1923
    Counties Represented: Ramsey
    Occupation: Engaged in the Practice of Law; Orr, Stark and Kidder Law Firm
    Party: Nonpartisan Election
    Committees:
    • Cities of the First Class
    • Finance
    • Insurance (Chair)
    • Judiciary
    • Rules
    • Taxes
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    41st Legislative Session (1919-1920)

      Session Details
    Body: Senate
    District: 42
    Elected: 11/5/1918
    Residence: Saint Paul
    Term of Office: 1/7/1919 to 1/1/1923
    Counties Represented: Ramsey
    Occupation: Engaged in the Practice of Law; Orr, Stark and Kidder Law Firm
    Party: Nonpartisan Election
    Committees:
    • Cities of the First Class
    • Commerce, Manufactures and Trade
    • Finance
    • Insurance (Chair)
    • Judiciary
    • Workmens Compensation
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    40th Legislative Session (1917-1918) (second half of Senate term)

      Session Details
    Body: Senate
    District: 42
    Elected: 11/3/1914
    Residence: Saint Paul
    Term of Office: 1/5/1915 to 1/6/1919
    Counties Represented: Ramsey
    Occupation: Engaged in the Practice of Law; Orr, Stark and Kidder Law Firm
    Party: Nonpartisan Election
    Committees:
    • Cities of the First Class
    • Finance
    • Grain and Warehouse
    • Judiciary
    • Public Service Corporations (Chair)
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    39th Legislative Session (1915-1916)

      Session Details
    Body: Senate
    District: 42
    Elected: 11/3/1914
    Residence: Saint Paul
    Term of Office: 1/5/1915 to 1/6/1919
    Counties Represented: Ramsey
    Occupation: Engaged in the Practice of Law; Orr, Stark and Kidder Law Firm
    Party: Nonpartisan Election
    Committees:
    • Cities of the First Class
    • Finance
    • Judiciary
    • Judiciary: Employers Liability (Chair)
    • Judiciary: Railroads
    • Public Service Corporations (Chair)
    • Rules and Legislative Expenses
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    38th Legislative Session (1913-1914)

      Session Details
    Body: House
    District: 37
    Elected: 11/5/1912
    Residence: Saint Paul
    Term of Office: 1/7/1913 to 1/4/1915
    Counties Represented: Ramsey
    Occupation: Lawyer; Orr, Stark and Collett Law Firm
    Party: Republican
    Committees:
    • Appropriations
    • Cities
    • Elections
    • Judiciary (Chair)
    • Reapportionment
    • Rules and Joint Rules
    • State Fair
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    37th Legislative Session (1911-1912)

      Session Details
    Body: House
    District: 37
    Elected: 11/8/1910
    Residence: Saint Paul
    Term of Office: 1/3/1911 to 1/6/1913
    Counties Represented: Ramsey
    Occupation: Engaged in the Practice of Law; Orr, Stark and Collett Law Firm/Director, Hamline State Bank
    Party: Republican
    Committees:
    • Crimes and Punishment (Chair)
    • Express and Electric Railways
    • Insurance
    • Judiciary
    • Municipal Legislation
    • Public Lands
    • Taxes and Tax Laws
    • Tri-County (Hennepin, Ramsey and St. Louis Counties)
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    OTHER INFORMATION

    Articles & Books About
    Charlie Orr Memorial. Minnesota Journal of the Senate, April 8, 1949, p. 1687-1690.

    "Charles N. Orr," Legislative Manual of the State of Minnesota, 1949, St. Paul, Minn.: Secretary of State.


    These files are available in the Legislative Reference Library.

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