charles, dorr, charles, phillips, dorr, august, 1852, october, 1914, lawyer, republican, politician, from, west, virginia, served, united, states, representative, 55th, united, states, congress, dorr, born, miltonsburg, ohio, monroe, county, charles, dorrfrom,. Charles Phillips Dorr August 12 1852 October 8 1914 was a lawyer and Republican politician from West Virginia who served as a United States representative in the 55th United States Congress Dorr was born in Miltonsburg Ohio in Monroe County Charles P DorrFrom Volume 1 1899 of Autobiographies and Portraits of the President Cabinet Supreme Court and Fifty fifth CongressMember of the U S House of Representatives from West Virginia s 3rd districtIn office March 4 1897 1897 03 04 March 3 1899 1899 03 03 Preceded byJames Hall HulingSucceeded byDavid Emmons JohnstonPersonal detailsBornCharles Phillips Dorr 1852 08 12 August 12 1852Miltonburg OhioDiedOctober 8 1914 1914 10 08 aged 62 Clover Lick West VirginiaResting placeClover Lick Cemetery Clover Lick West VirginiaPolitical partyRepublicanProfessionAttorney Dorr moved with his parents to Woodsfield Ohio in 1866 He taught school in Ohio and West Virginia After studying law he was admitted to the bar in 1874 and began practicing in West Virginia that year He was a member of the Webster Springs West Virginia town council He won election to the fourth delegate district of the West Virginia House of Delegates in 1884 and 1888 In 1887 he was made Sergeant at Arms He won election in 1896 to the Fifty fifth Congress March 4 1897 March 3 1899 He was not a candidate for renomination in 1898 and resumed his legal practice at Webster Springs West Virginia He died on his estate at Clover Lick West Virginia in Pocahontas County on October 8 1914 He was buried at Clover Lick Cemetery See also editUnited States congressional delegations from West VirginiaSources edit nbsp This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress United States Congress DORR Charles Phillips id D000436 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress Online September 11 2007 U S House of Representatives Preceded byJames Hall Huling Member of the U S House of Representatives from West Virginia s 3rd congressional district1897 1899 Succeeded byDavid Emmons Johnston nbsp This article about a West Virginia politician is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This United States Congress related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Charles Dorr amp oldid 1219823524, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
