David Orr
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| David Duvall Orr | |
| Mayor of the City of Chicago | |
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| In office | |
| 1987 (interim) – 1987 | |
| Preceded by | Harold Washington |
| Succeeded by | Eugene Sawyer |
| Born | October 4, 1944 Chicago, Illinois |
| Residence | Chicago, Illinois |
| Political party | Democrat |
David Duvall Orr, more popularly known as David Orr (born October 4, 1944), is a United States politician who served as interim Mayor of Chicago from November 25 to December 2, 1987 upon the sudden death of Mayor Harold Washington. Orr rose to prominence by siding with Mayor Washington against aldermen Ed Vrdolyak, and Ed Burke during the notorious "council wars" of the mid-eighties. A member of the Democratic Party, he has served as Cook County Clerk since 1990, responsible for the third largest election district in the United States.
Orr is a graduate of Simpson College in Indianola, Iowa.
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| Preceded by: Harold Washington |
Interim Mayor of Chicago 1987 |
Succeeded by: Eugene Sawyer |
| Mayors of Chicago |  |
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| Ogden • Morris • Raymond • Lloyd • F.C. Sherman • Raymond • Garrett • A. Sherman • Garrett • Chapin • Curtiss • Woodworth • Gurnee • Gray • Milliken • Boone • Dyer • Wentworth • Haines • Wentworth • Rumsey • F.C. Sherman • Rice • Mason • Medill • (Bond) • Colvin • (Hoyne) • Heath • Harrison, Sr. • Roche • Cregier • Washburne • Harrison, Sr. • Swift • Hopkins • Swift • Harrison, Jr. • Dunne • Busse • Harrison, Jr. • Thompson • Dever • Thompson • Cermak • Corr • Kelly • Kennelly • R.J. Daley • Bilandic • Byrne • Washington • Orr • Sawyer • R.M. Daley |
