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Nelson M. Orr

Republican

Date Party Office Votes Result
09-04-1861 Republican AD-12 0 Loss
02-13-1862 Republican AD-12 0 Win
09-03-1862 Union AD-12 0 Win
11-02-1868 Republican SD-11 0 Win
Website: ancestors.familysearch.org/en/KFR2-WZ2/nelson-mills-orr-1832-1901
 

Candidate Biography:

Nelson Mills Orr
Born: August 24, 1832 in Vermont
Married: Ada Parker (m. 1866)
Children: 2 sons and 2 daughters
Died: December 30, 1901

  • B. K. Davis lost his Assembly seat on February 13, 1862 after the Assembly Committee on Elections heard a case of a contested election and determined that due to fraudulent votes, Nelson M. Orr was the actual winner of the seat. (1862 Assembly Journal, p. 218)

Nelson Mills Orr (1832–1901) • FamilySearch