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Robert Simpson Orr
Member From: 1960 - Ex. 1965
- Birth Date: February 6, 1889 Birth Place:Pennington Gap, VA
- Death Date: February 14, 1972
- Gender: Male Race: Caucasian
- Spouse: Josephine Allison Orr (m. 1918)
- Children: Robert Jr., Helen, and Julia
- Religion: Methodist
- Education: Virginia Military Institute (C.E., 1910)
- Military Service:
- Occupation/Profession: Farmer and breeder of registered Hereford cattle
- Memberships/Affiliations: Methodist Church Sigma Nu Lions Virginia State Soil Conservation Association (executive committee) Tri-state Hereford Breeders Association (president) Virginia Hereford Association (former president twice)
- Awards: Block and Bridle Club, Honor Award, March 4, 1959 Virginia Polytechnic Institute, James P. Mills Award (first recipient for outstanding service in breeding and promoting registered Hereford cattle in Virginia)
| Session | District | District Number | Party | Leadership | Committees |
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| 1960 | County of Lee | Democrat | Agriculture Labor Retrenchment and Economy Welfare |
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| 1962-1963 | County of Lee | 42 | Democrat | Agriculture Labor Retrenchment and Economy Welfare |
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| 1963 | County of Lee | 42 | Democrat | Agriculture Labor Retrenchment and Economy Welfare |
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| 1964-1965 | Counties of Lee and Wise; City of Norton | 41 | Democrat | Agriculture Labor Public Institutions Retrenchment and Economy Welfare |
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| 1965 | Counties of Lee and Wise; City of Norton | 41 | Democrat | Agriculture Labor Public Institutions Retrenchment and Economy Welfare |
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