Alexander Dalrymple Orr (November 6, 1761 – June 21, 1835) was an American farmer and politician from Maysville, Kentucky.
Alexander Dalrymple Orr | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Kentucky's 2nd district | |
| In office November 8, 1792 – March 3, 1797 | |
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| Born | November 6, 1761 Alexandria, Virginia, US |
| Died | June 21, 1835 (aged 73) Paris, Kentucky, US |
| Relations | William Grayson (uncle) |
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Orr was born in Alexandria, Virginia and in 1782 moved to Bourbon County, KY, which then remained a part of Virginia.[1] His uncle was William Grayson, who served as a U.S. senator and delegate for Virginia. [1] He served in the Virginia House of Delegates beginning in 1790, and the Virginia Senate beginning in 1792. After statehood, he represented Kentucky in the United States House of Representatives from November 8, 1792, to March 3, 1797. Orr died in Paris, Kentucky.
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- Allen, William B. (1872). A History of Kentucky: Embracing Gleanings, Reminiscences, Antiquities, Natural Curiosities, Statistics, and Biographical Sketches of Pioneers, Soldiers, Jurists, Lawyers, Statesmen, Divines, Mechanics, Farmers, Merchants, and Other Leading Men, of All Occupations and Pursuits. Bradley & Gilbert. pp. 267–268. ISBN 9780608434209. Retrieved 2008-11-10.