Charles N. Orr

Charles N. "Charlie" Orr
1st Minnesota Senate Majority Leader
In office
January 1933  January 10, 1949
Preceded by Office Created
Succeeded by Archie H. Miller
Minnesota State Senator
In office
1915–1949
Minnesota State Representative
In office
1911–1915
Personal details
Born June 7, 1877
Princeton, Minnesota
Died

January 10, 1949(1949-01-10) (aged 71)
St. Paul, Minnesota

Minnesota United States
Political party Republican
Nonpartisan, Conservative Caucus
Spouse(s) Ellen May Adams
Children Marian and Janet
Alma mater Carleton College
Hamline University
St. Paul College of Law
Occupation Attorney
Religion Methodist

Charles Noah "Charlie" Orr (June 7, 1877 – January 10, 1949) 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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