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Charles Orr (Australian Politician)
Charles Orr may refer to: * Charles Prentiss Orr (1858–1922), United States Federal judge * Charles Orr (rugby union) (1866–1935), Scottish rugby football player * Sir Charles William James Orr (1870–1945), British colonial administrator, Governor of the Bahamas * Charles Orr (socialist) (born 1906), American economist and socialist * Charles Wilfred Orr (1893–1976), English composer * Charles N. Orr (1877–1949), Minnesota politician * Charles Orr (racing driver) (1956–2002), better known as Pete Orr, American racing driver See also * Charles Orr-Ewing (other) {{hndis, Orr, Charles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Prentiss Orr
Charles Prentiss Orr (February 22, 1858 – May 16, 1922) was a United States federal judge, United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania. Education and career Born in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, Orr received an Bachelor of Arts, Artium Baccalaureus degree from Hamilton College (New York), 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, at his home in Pittsburgh. References Sources * {{DEFAULTSORT:Orr, Charles Prentiss 18 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Orr (rugby Union)
Charles Edward Orr (21 November 1866 – 6 April 1935) was a Scotland international rugby union player.Bath, p137 Rugby Union career Amateur career He played for West of Scotland. Provincial career He was capped by Glasgow District to play Edinburgh District in the inter-city fixture of 5 December 1885. He played for Glasgow again in their match against North of Scotland District on 2 January 1886. He was capped by the West of Scotland District to play the East of Scotland District on 29 January 1877. He scored a try for the West district.https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000687/18870131/144/0007 International career He was capped sixteen times for between 1887 and 1892. Family He was the brother of Jack Orr John B. Orr Jr. ( – July 25, 1974) was an American attorney and politician who served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives and as the Mayor of Metropolitan Dade County from 1972 to 1974. Background Orr earned a Ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles William James Orr
Sir Charles William James Orr, (20 September 1870 – 1945) was a British colonial administrator. He was born the youngest son of Major Andrew Orr of Co. Londonderry and educated at Bath College (English public school), Bath College and the Royal Military College, Woolwich. Charles’ elder sister was the astronomer Mary Acworth Evershed, Mary Acworth Orr. He was commissioned into the Royal Garrison Artillery as a second lieutenant on 15 February 1889, and promoted to Lieutenant (British Army and Royal Marines), lieutenant on 15 February 1892. Serving in British Raj, British India, he was promoted to Captain (BARM), captain on 7 September 1899. Following the outbreak of the Second Boer War later that year, in March 1900 he was seconded for service in South Africa. He was later promoted to the rank of Major (British Army and Royal Marines), major. In 1903 he became the British Resident in Northern Nigeria. From 1911 to 1917 he was Chief Secretary (British Empire), Chief Secretar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Governor Of The Bahamas
This is a list of governors of the Bahamas. The first English settlement in the Bahamas was on Eleuthera. In 1670, the king granted the Bahamas to the lords proprietors of the Province of Carolina, but the islands were left to themselves. The local pirates proclaimed a ' Privateers' Republic' with Edward Teach (''Blackbeard'') as chief magistrate in 1703. In 1717, the Bahamas became a British crown colony, and the pirates were driven out. During the American War of Independence, the Bahamas were briefly occupied by both American and Spanish forces. In 1964, the Bahamas achieved self-governance, and, in 1973, full independence. List See also 1. Biography of John Gregory References External links * http://www.rulers.org/rulb1.html {{British dependencies governors Bahamas The Bahamas (), officially the Commonwealth of The Bahamas, is an island country within the Lucayan Archipelago of the West Indies in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic. It takes up 97% ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Orr (socialist)
Charles Andrew Orr (November 15, 1906 – August 15, 1999) was an American economist and socialist. Early life Orr was born in North Branch, Michigan on November 15, 1906. He received a Ph. D. in economics from the University of Michigan. Between 1929 and 1930 he was a statistical clerk for the League of Nations in 1929–1930. Career He and his wife, Lois Orr, lived in Barcelona during the Spanish Civil War, where they supported the Workers' Party of Marxist Unification (POUM). They survived the Stalinist attack on the POUM in June 1937, after the fighting of the Barcelona May Days. They were arrested on 17 June, the day after Andrés Nin and the POUM executive were arrested, but were released on 1 July and placed by the US consul, Mahlon Perkins, on a ship bound for Marseilles on 3 July. They were in Mexico in 1940 when Leon Trotsky was murdered. As an economist, he was focused on the study of labor. He worked at UNESCO while in Paris. He was a lecturer at several Ameri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Wilfred Orr
Charles Wilfred Leslie Orr, generally known as C. W. Orr (31 July 1893 – 24 February 1976), was an English composer. He is particularly noted for his songs, though his output was small. He wrote only 35 songs in 82 years, 24 of them setting words by A. E. Housman. Biography Born in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire,https://www.jstor.org/stable/956461 shortly after the death from tuberculosis of his father (who was a captain in the Indian Army), he learnt the piano and studied music theory as a child. He was attracted to the singing of Elena Gerhardt, whom he heard sing in London and developed an interest in lieder, especially those of Johannes Brahms, Franz Schubert and Robert Schumann. After reading Ernest Newman's book on the composer Hugo Wolf he determined to become a songwriter, which occupation he pursued through study at the Guildhall School of Music with Orlando Morgan. He was attracted to the music of Frederick Delius after approaching him at a London restaurant in 1915 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles N
Charles is a masculine given name predominantly found in English and French speaking countries. It is from the French form ''Charles'' of the Proto-Germanic name (in runic alphabet) or ''*karilaz'' (in Latin alphabet), whose meaning was "free man". The Old English descendant of this word was '' Ċearl'' or ''Ċeorl'', as the name of King Cearl of Mercia, that disappeared after the Norman conquest of England. The name was notably borne by Charlemagne (Charles the Great), and was at the time Latinized as ''Karolus'' (as in ''Vita Karoli Magni''), later also as '' Carolus''. Some Germanic languages, for example Dutch and German, have retained the word in two separate senses. In the particular case of Dutch, ''Karel'' refers to the given name, whereas the noun ''kerel'' means "a bloke, fellow, man". Etymology The name's etymology is a Common Germanic noun ''*karilaz'' meaning "free man", which survives in English as churl (< Old English ''ċeorl''), which developed its depr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Orr (racing Driver)
Charles "Pete" Orr (July 29, 1956 – November 18, 2002) was an American stock car racing driver. Regarded as a superstar in Florida late model competition, Orr competed primarily in the lower levels of racing, but did have a brief NASCAR Busch Series career; his death from lymphoma in 2002 led to the State of Florida enacting insurance reform. Career Born in Miami but a long-time resident of Montverde, Florida, Orr competed in local short track racing events throughout Florida starting in the 1970s. He ran for Rookie of the Year in the NASCAR Winston All-American Challenge Series, later renamed the Slim Jim All Pro Series, in 1988; he competed in the series over the next several years, both as a driver and as crew chief for fellow Florida racer David Russell. Orr continued competing in local events as well, winning the FASCAR Triple Crown Series in 1991. In 1992 he won the prestigious Orange Blossom 100 at New Smyrna Speedway for the second consecutive year; he also won the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
