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Jackson Orr

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698: 185: 704: 31: 1864: 1906: 1868: 517: 305: 334:. He was an unsuccessful candidate for the Republican nomination for Colorado's at-large Congressional seat in 1884. He served as president of the Denver Fire and Police Board in 1893 and 1894. 510: 403: 1901: 526: 503: 470: 435: 1911: 1946: 1813: 1926: 1204: 1189: 418: 235: 44: 1941: 1754: 1711: 338: 270: 1916: 1618: 1545: 1462: 1294: 1166: 1038: 910: 712: 534: 476: 441: 297: 286: 55: 795: 542: 1931: 1921: 282: 148: 296:. Based on the 1870 census, Iowa received three more seats in the House, and Orr's home county was then included in Iowa's new 1656: 1372: 740: 158: 1936: 1018: 278: 1896: 1412: 1249: 250: 120: 755: 301: 293: 199: 188: 1822: 1641: 1214: 1046: 895: 687: 1583: 1279: 1254: 1199: 1146: 1136: 1013: 928: 1686: 1578: 1563: 1362: 1066: 495: 376: 326:, and engaged in the practice of his profession and also in the real estate business. In 1882, President 1792: 1782: 1696: 1558: 1209: 968: 933: 785: 577: 281:
in 1868. That year, (when Iowa had six seats in the U.S. House), he fell two votes short of winning the
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appointed him as one of three commissioners to implement a treaty between the United States and the
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In 1870 Orr won the Republican nomination, and was elected to represent the 6th district in the
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In Colorado, Orr was elected county judge and served for three years. He moved to
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Orr was not a candidate for renomination in 1874, but instead moved to
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He died in Denver on March 15, 1926. He was interred in
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230:(September 21, 1832 – March 15, 1926) was a lawyer, 1836: 1811: 1753: 1710: 1617: 1544: 1461: 1293: 1165: 1037: 909: 711: 533: 273:. He engaged in mercantile pursuits in the City of 205: 194: 179: 169: 164: 154: 144: 127: 107: 102: 86: 74: 41: 21: 257:, in 1836. 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U.S. House of Representatives
Iowa
6th
Charles Pomeroy
William Loughridge
Washington Court House, Ohio
Denver, Colorado
Republican
Indiana University
Union Army

Captain
10th Iowa Infantry Regiment
Civil War
Civil War
U.S. Representative
Iowa
Colorado
Washington Court House, Ohio
Benton, Indiana
Indiana University
Jefferson, Iowa
Union Army
10th Iowa Volunteer Infantry Regiment
Montana (now Boone), Iowa
Iowa House of Representatives
Republican
Iowa's 6th congressional district
42nd United States Congress

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