Charles N. Orr

Charles Noah Orr (June 7, 1877 – January 10, 1949) was a Minnesota politician and the first Majority Leader of the Minnesota Senate.[1]

Charles N. 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	Charles Noah Orr June 7, 1877 Princeton, Minnesota
Died	January 10, 1949 (aged 71) St. Paul, Minnesota
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

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]

References

1. List of Senate Majority Leaders
2. Legislative Biography