Ortha Orrie Barr Jr. (March 4, 1922 – March 24, 2003) was an American attorney who was the Democratic Party candidate for Ohio's 4th congressional district for the U. S. House of Representatives in the 1956 congressional elections.[1][2] The Republican incumbent in 1956, William Moore McCulloch (1901–1980) defeated Barr in a landslide victory by nearly 38 percentage points. McCulloch was a twelve-term congressman from 1947 to 1973.[1]
Ortha Orrie Barr Jr. | |
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| Born | March 4, 1922 Allen County, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | March 24, 2003 (aged 81) Chagrin Falls, Ohio, U.S. |
| Resting place | Ohio Western Reserve National Cemetery, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of Michigan (B.A., LLB) |
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| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Marie Virginia Infante (m. 1945) |
| Children | 5 |
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| Allegiance | United States |
| Service/ | United States Army |
| Years of service | 1942–1945 |
| Rank | Sergeant |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
Life
Born in 1922 in Ohio, Barr's parents were Ortha Orrie Barr Sr. and Bertha Anna Woerner.[1][3][4] Ortha Barr Jr. served in the United States Army during World War II,[5] and became a prisoner of war.[6][7] He was detained at the Stalag B Camp in Bad Orb, Hessen-Nassau in the then Prussia.[7] He attained the rank of sergeant. Before the conscription, he had completed two years of college and was skilled in metal product fabrication.[5]
After the war, he studied accounting at the University of Michigan, graduating with a bachelor's degree in 1951.[8] He continued his studies at the University of Michigan Law School (Class of 1954), where his father, Ortha O. Barr Sr. had graduated from with an LLB degree in 1904.[9][10][11][12] Ortha Barr Jr. married Marie Virginia Infante in 1945 and they had five children.[13] He died in 2003 and was buried at the Ohio Western Reserve National Cemetery in Rittman, Medina County.[1]