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Ormsby, Waterman Lilly – Orrick, John Cromwell
Ormsby, Waterman Lilly
engraver, inventor, was born in 1809 in Hampton, Conn. He was for many years an engraver in New York city. He invented several ruling machines, transferpresses, and other implements that are used in bank-note engraving, a machine for engraving on steel called the grammagraph, and one for splitting wood. He died Nov. 1, 1883, in Brooklyn, N. Y.
Orne, Caroline Frances
author, poet, was born in 1818 in Massachusetts.
She is a Cambridge writer of verse, and also of stories for children. Her life has all been passed in Cambridge, her native place. She is the author of A Day in the Woodlands; Lucy's Party, and Other Tales; Sweet Auburn and Mount Auburn, with Other Poems; and Morning Songs of American Freedom.
Orr, Alexander D
state legislator, congressman, was born in 1765 in Virginia.
He removed to Kentucky, and in 1784 settled in Mason county. He was a member of the state legislature in 1792. Upon the admission of Kentucky into the Union he was elected a representative in congress from that state from 1792 to 1797. He died June 21, 1835, in Paris, Ky.
Orr, Benjamin
lawyer, congressman, author, was born Dec. 1, 1772, in Bedford, N. H. He was a representative in congress from Massachusetts from 1817 to 1819. He was the author of an oration on the death of Washington in 1800. He died Sept. 5, 1828, in Brunswick, Maine.
Orr, Hugh
manufacturer, inventor, was born Jan. 13, 1717, in Scotland. His muskets made for the state of Massachusetts are said to have been the first manufactured in New England. He also invented machines for cleaning flaxseed, and manufacturing cotton. He died Dec. 6, 1798, in Bridgewater, Mass.
Orr, Jackson
soldier, merchant, congressman, was born Sept. 21, 1832, in Fayette county, Ohio. He served in the army as captain in the tenth Iowa infantry. He was a member of the legislature of Iowa in 1868. He was elected to the forty-second and forty-third congresses as a republican.
Orr, John Walkinshaw
civil engineer, poet, was born Aug. 27, 1858, in Albia, Iowa. He is a telegraph operator, machinist and civil engineer. He has written extensively for the periodical press, and his poems have appeared in several standard works.
Orr, John William
wood-engraver, was born March 31, 1815, in Ireland. His first important work was for the frontispieces for Harper's Illustrated Shakespeare. When he removed to New York, wood-engraving was but little used, but by advertising extensively, engaging the best assistants he could procure, and by introducing new inventions, he placed his establishment in the front rank of his profession, which position it retained for more than a quarter of a century. died March 4, 1887, in Jersey City.
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Orr, Robert
congressman, was born in Westmoreland county, Pa. He was a representative in congress from Pennsylvania from 1825 to 1829.
Orr, Robert
inventor. He was the inventor of an improved method of making scythes with the trip-hammer, and was the pioneer in New England in the manufacture of iron shovels. In 1804 he was master-armorer at the United States arsenal at Springfield, Mass.
Orr, William
manufacturer, inventor, was born March 13, 1808, in Ireland. He was engaged in the printing of wall paper under the firm name of A. and W.
Orr. His inventions consisted in engraving and disposing the designs or patterns on a cylinder.
Orrick, John Cromwell
lawyer, state legislator, was born Oct. 25, 1840, in St. Charles, Mo. In 1866 he was elected circuit attorney; and in 1868 was elected to the Missouri house of representatives.