1. Jackson Orr was a lawyer, Civil War officer, businessman, and two-term Republican US Representative from western Iowa.
11 Facts About Jackson Orr
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Jackson Orr attended the common schools and Indiana University at Bloomington.
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Jackson Orr studied law and was admitted to the bar.
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Jackson Orr engaged in mercantile pursuits in the City of Montana, Iowa, and served as member of the Iowa House of Representatives in 1868.
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In 1870 Jackson Orr won the Republican nomination, and was elected to represent the 6th district in the 42nd United States Congress.
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Jackson Orr served in Congress from March 4,1871, to March 3,1875.
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Jackson Orr was not a candidate for renomination in 1874, but instead moved to Silverton, a mining town in a newly opened area of southwestern Colorado Territory, in 1875.
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In Colorado, Jackson Orr was elected county judge and served for three years.
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Jackson Orr moved to Denver, Colorado, and engaged in the practice of his profession and in the real estate business.
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Jackson Orr was an unsuccessful candidate for the Republican nomination for Colorado's at-large Congressional seat in 1884.
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Jackson Orr served as president of the Denver Fire and Police Board in 1893 and 1894.