James Lawrence Orr (Congressional Biographical Directory)

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“Orr, James Lawrence,” Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 to Present, http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=O000104.
ORR, James Lawrence, a Representative from South Carolina; born in Craytonville, Anderson County, S.C., May 12, 1822; attended the public schools, and was graduated from the University of Virginia at Charlottesville in 1842; studied law; was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Anderson, S.C., in 1843; engaged in newspaper work; member of the State house of representatives 1844-1847; elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-first and to the four succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1849-March 3, 1859); chairman, Committee on Indian Affairs (Thirty-third Congress); Speaker
Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 to Present

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New York Times, “The Barbarians at Harper’s Ferry,” June 16, 1861
Chicago (IL) Tribune, “An Absurdity Exposed,” July 24, 1861
Fayetteville (NC) Observer, “Gen. Scott Vanquished At Last,” August 1, 1861
Charleston (SC) Mercury, “The Loss of the Enemy,” August 5, 1861
San Francisco (CA) Evening Bulletin, “The Critical Time of the Union Cause,” August 9, 1861
Fayetteville (NC) Observer, “Waking Up,” August 19, 1861
Charleston (SC) Mercury, “Reform,” August 21, 1861
Fayetteville (NC) Observer, “Impatience,” August 26, 1861
Abraham Lincoln to George B. McClellan, April 9, 1862
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