Benjamin Orr (Massachusetts politician)
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Benjamin Orr was a member of the United States House of Representatives
from Massachusetts.
Orr was born in Bedford, New Hampshire
on December 1, 1772. He was self-educated and apprenticed as a carpenter. He attended Fryeburg Academy
, taught school at Concord
and New Milford, New Hampshire
; and graduated from Dartmouth College
in 1798. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1801 and commenced the practice of law in Brunswick, Maine
(then a part of Massachusetts).
Orr moved to Topsham, Maine in 1801 and continued the practice of law; overseer of Bowdoin College
, Brunswick, Maine
, and served as trustee from 1814 to 1828 and as treasurer in 1815 and 1816.
Orr was elected as a Federalist to the Fifteenth Congress (March 4, 1817 – March 3, 1819) but was not a candidate for renomination in 1818.
He resumed the practice of law in Topsham and, in 1822, returned to Brunswick to continued the practice of law.
He died in Brunswick, on September 3, 1828 and he was interred in Pine Grove Cemetery.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from Massachusetts.
Orr was born in Bedford, New Hampshire
Bedford, New Hampshire
-Demographics:As of the Census of 2000, there were 18,274 people, 6,251 households, and 5,125 families residing in the town. The population density was 556.6 people per square mile . There were 6,401 housing units at an average density of 195.0 per square mile...
on December 1, 1772. He was self-educated and apprenticed as a carpenter. He attended Fryeburg Academy
Fryeburg Academy
Fryeburg Academy, founded 1792, is one of the oldest private schools in the United States. It is located in Fryeburg, Maine. One of the first headmasters was Daniel Webster, who taught at the school for a year....
, taught school at Concord
Concord, New Hampshire
The city of Concord is the capital of the state of New Hampshire in the United States. It is also the county seat of Merrimack County. As of the 2010 census, its population was 42,695....
and New Milford, New Hampshire
New Milford, New Hampshire
New Milford is a now-abandoned ghost town in New Hampshire, in the United States. By the turn of the 20th century, New Milford was a flourishing Victorian-era village overshadowed by the White Mountains...
; and graduated from Dartmouth College
Dartmouth College
Dartmouth College is a private, Ivy League university in Hanover, New Hampshire, United States. The institution comprises a liberal arts college, Dartmouth Medical School, Thayer School of Engineering, and the Tuck School of Business, as well as 19 graduate programs in the arts and sciences...
in 1798. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1801 and commenced the practice of law in Brunswick, Maine
Brunswick, Maine
Brunswick is a town in Cumberland County, Maine, United States. The population was 20,278 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Portland-South Portland-Biddeford metropolitan area. Brunswick is home to Bowdoin College, the Bowdoin College Museum of Art, the Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum, , and the...
(then a part of Massachusetts).
Orr moved to Topsham, Maine in 1801 and continued the practice of law; overseer of Bowdoin College
Bowdoin College
Bowdoin College , founded in 1794, is an elite private liberal arts college located in the coastal Maine town of Brunswick, Maine. As of 2011, U.S. News and World Report ranks Bowdoin 6th among liberal arts colleges in the United States. At times, it was ranked as high as 4th in the country. It is...
, Brunswick, Maine
Brunswick, Maine
Brunswick is a town in Cumberland County, Maine, United States. The population was 20,278 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Portland-South Portland-Biddeford metropolitan area. Brunswick is home to Bowdoin College, the Bowdoin College Museum of Art, the Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum, , and the...
, and served as trustee from 1814 to 1828 and as treasurer in 1815 and 1816.
Orr was elected as a Federalist to the Fifteenth Congress (March 4, 1817 – March 3, 1819) but was not a candidate for renomination in 1818.
He resumed the practice of law in Topsham and, in 1822, returned to Brunswick to continued the practice of law.
He died in Brunswick, on September 3, 1828 and he was interred in Pine Grove Cemetery.