Ortha O. Barr Jr.

Ortha Orrie Barr Jr. (March 4, 1922 – March 24, 2003) was an American attorney and politician who was the Democratic Party candidate for Ohio’s 4th congressional district for the U. S. House of Representatives in the 1956 congressional elections.[1] The Republican incumbent in 1956, William Moore McCulloch (1901–1980) defeated Barr in a landslide by nearly 38 percentage points. McCulloch was a twelve-term congressman from 1947 to 1973.[1]

Ortha Orrie Barr Jr.
Born(1922-03-04)March 4, 1922
Allen County, Ohio, U.S.
DiedMarch 24, 2003(2003-03-24) (aged 81)
Chagrin Falls, Ohio, U.S.
Resting placeOhio Western Reserve National Cemetery, U.S.
NationalityUnited States
Alma materUniversity of Michigan (LLB, 1954)
Occupation
  • Attorney
  • Politician
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse(s)Marie Virginia Infante (m. 1945)
Children5
Parents
  • Ortha Orrie Barr Sr. (father)
  • Bertha Anna Woerner (mother)
Military career
Allegiance United States
Service/branch United States Army
Years of service1941–1945
Rank Sergeant
Battles/warsWorld War II

Life

Born in 1922 in Ohio, Barr’s parents were Ortha Orrie Barr Sr. (1879–1958) and Bertha Anna Woerner (1881–1953).[1][2][3] Ortha Barr Jr. served in the United States Army during World War II, where he became a prisoner of war. He attained the rank of sergeant. After the war, he attended University of Michigan Law School (Class of 1954), where his father, Ortha O. Barr Sr. had graduated from with an LLB degree in 1904.[4][5][6][7] Ortha Barr Jr. married Marie Virginia Infante (28 November 1925 – 25 June 2011) in 1945 and they had five children.[8][9][10][11] He died in 2003 and was buried at the Ohio Western Reserve National Cemetery in Rittman, Medina County.[1][8]

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References
  1. Osterdahl, Andy (26 October 2013). "The Strangest Names In American Political History : Ortha Orrie Barr Sr. (1879-1958), Ortha Orrie Barr Jr. (1922-2003)". The Strangest Names In American Political History. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  2. "Barr - Public Member Photos & Scanned Documents - Ancestry.com". www.ancestry.com. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  3. "Bertha Anna Woerner (1881-1953) • FamilySearch". FamilySearch. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  4. "Michigan Law: History and Traditions". www.law.umich.edu. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  5. University of Michigan (1905). Calendar of the University of Michigan, 1904-1905. Ann Arbor, Michigan: The University.
  6. University of Michigan Law School (1903). Announcement with List of Students.
  7. University of Michigan (1950). General Register. UM Libraries.
  8. "Ortha Orrie Barr Jr. (1922-2003) - Find A Grave..." www.findagrave.com. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  9. "Marie Infante Barr (1925-2011) - Find A Grave..." www.findagrave.com. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  10. "Marie Infante Barr (1925-2011) - Find A Grave..." www.findagrave.com. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  11. "The Journal News Obituaries".
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