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Dorr may refer to: * Dorr (surname) * Dorr, Iran, a village in Isfahan Province, Iran * Dorr Township, McHenry County, Illinois * Dorr Township, Michigan ** Dorr, Michigan See also * Door (other) * Dorr Rebellion * Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP, also known as Hale & Dorr and WilmerHale, is an international law firm with offices in the United States, Europe and Asia. It is co-headquartered in Washington, D.C. and Boston. It was formed in 2004 thr ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Dorr Rebellion
The Dorr Rebellion (1841–1842) (also referred to as Dorr's Rebellion, Dorr's War or Dorr War) was an attempt by disenfranchised residents to force broader democracy in the U.S. state of Rhode Island, where a small rural elite was in control of government. It was led by Thomas Wilson Dorr, who mobilized the disenfranchised to demand changes to the state's electoral rules. The state was still using its 1663 colonial charter as a constitution; it required that voters own land as qualification to vote. The rebellion established a parallel government alongside the existing chartered government and wrote a new constitution for Rhode Island. Although the rebellion was crushed militarily, it forced the rewriting of the state constitution to expand eligibility to vote. Precursors and causes Under Rhode Island's colonial charter, originally received in 1663, only male landowners could vote. At the time, most of the citizens of the colonies were farmers and held land, and this qualific ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Dorr Township, Michigan
Dorr Township is a civil township of Allegan County in the southwest of the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 7,922 at the 2020 census. History This area was long the territory of Algonquian-language tribes, specifically the Ojibwe, Odawa and Potawatomi. The first permanent European-American settlers in the township arrived in 1845. The first settler in the community of Dorr came in 1856, and arranged for the town to be platted in 1869. It received a United States post office in 1870. Communities Dorr is an unincorporated community at , near the center of the township, west of U.S. Highway 131 exit 68. The ZIP code is 49323. It is in the northeast part of Allegan County, 7 miles (11 km) northwest of Wayland and 19 miles (31 km) south-southwest of Grand Rapids. First known as "Dorr Centre", the community is believed to have been named for Thomas Wilson Dorr, a state legislator and leader of the Dorr Rebellion in Rhode Island that sought a broader franchise of uni ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Dorr (surname)
Dorr and Dörr are surnames of German origin. Notable people include: * Bert Dorr (1862–1914), American Major League Baseball pitcher * Charles Dorr (1852–1914), U.S. Representative from West Virginia * Ebenezer P. Dorr (1817–1882), American mariner and meteorologist * Franz Dörr (1913–1972), German World War II fighter ace * Friedrich Dörr (1908–1993), German Catholic priest, professor of theology and hymnwriter * Gustav Dörr (1887–1928), German World War I fighter pilot * Hans Dorr (1912–1945), German Waffen-SS ''Obersturmbannführer'' * John V. N. Dorr (1872–1962), American industrial chemist * Julia Caroline Dorr (1825–1913), American author * Kevin Dorr, American musician * Larry Dorr, manager of Blood, Sweat & Tears * Laurence Joseph Dorr (b. 1953), American botanist * Rheta Childe Dorr (1868–1948), American author and social worker * Richard Everett Dorr (1943–2013), United States federal judge * Robert F. Dorr (1939-2016), U.S. diplomat and aut ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Dorr Township, McHenry County, Illinois
Dorr Township is located in McHenry County, Illinois. As of the 2020 census, its population was 21,752 and it contained 8,929 housing units. Dorr Township changed its name from Centre Township on December 28, 1850. History Dorr Township is named after Governor Thomas Wilson Dorr of Rhode Island. Governor Dorr helped to modernize voting in America by removing arcane age limitations and fighting for universal white male suffrage. Dorr was arrested and tried for treason before the Rhode Island Supreme Court The Rhode Island Supreme Court is the court of last resort in the U.S. State of Rhode Island. The Court consists of a Chief Justice and four Associate Justices, all selected by the Governor of Rhode Island from candidates vetted by the Judicial No .... In 1844 he was committed to prison with a life sentence of solitary confinement and hard labor. He was released after 12 months but his health never fully recovered. Geography According to the 2010 census, the township has a to ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Dorr, Iran
Dor ( fa, در, also Romanized as Dar or Dorr; also known as Dowr and Durr) is a village in Nivan Rural District, in the Central District of Golpayegan County, Isfahan Province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni .... At the 2006 census, its population was 396, in 171 families. It is at a Latitude of 33.283333° and a Longitude of 50.633333°. References Populated places in Golpayegan County {{Golpayegan-geo-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Door (other)
A door is a panel or barrier used to cover an opening in a wall or partition. Door or doors may also refer to: Places * Door County, Wisconsin, United States * Door Creek, Wisconsin, an unincorporated community in the United States * Door Peninsula, Wisconsin, United States * The Dooars region of India Arts, entertainment, and media Music Albums * ''Door'' (Every Little Thing album), 2008 * ''Door'' (Fieldwork album), 2008 * ''Door'' (Junoon album), 2016 * ''Doors'' (album), by saxophonist Eric Kloss, 1972 * ''The Doors'' (album), 1967 Other uses in music * "A Door", a song from Aaron Tippin's 1997 album, '' Greatest Hits… and Then Some'' * "Door", a song from the album ''Minecraft – Volume Alpha'' by C418 * The Doors, a rock band Television * "The Door" (''Game of Thrones''), a 2016 episode of ''Game of Thrones'' * '' Westworld: The Door'', the second season of the television series ''Westworld'' Other uses in arts, entertainment, and media * Door, a character in ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |