Benjamin G. Orr
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Benjamin G. Orr
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Benjamin Grayson Orr (1762–1822) was the fourth mayor of Washington, D.C., elected by the council of aldermen in 1817 and serving for two years. He was often called Colonel Orr, but it is unclear how he obtained that title. Orr was probably born in Virginia. He was married to Elizabeth Flood, also of Virginia, and had lived for some time in Kentucky where in 1797 he was involved in a quarrel that led to a challenge to a dual that he did not accept. In 1800, he was living in Philadelphia. He move
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2023-12-12T23:38:45Z
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