About Charles Prentiss Orr
Lived 1858 – 1922 (aged 64). Charles Prentiss Orr was an American lawyer and judge.
Charles Prentiss Orr (February 22, 1858 – May 16, 1922) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania.
Education and career
Born in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, Orr received an Artium Baccalaureus degree from Hamilton College in 1879 and read law to enter the bar in 1881. He was in private practice in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania from 1886 to 1909.
Federal judicial service
On March 25, 1909, Orr was nominated by President William Howard Taft to a new seat on the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania created by 35 Stat. 656. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on April 8, 1909, and received his commission the same day. Orr served in that capacity until his death on May 16, 1922,
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United States federal judge
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Charles Prentiss Orr was born on 22 February 1858 in Allegheny.
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Charles Prentiss Orr died on 16 May 1922 in Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh.
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Charles Prentiss Orr was a lawyer and judge.
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