James Lawrence Orr - People - Department History
James Lawrence Orr (1822–1873)
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State of Residence: South Carolina
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (Russia)
Appointed: December 12, 1872
Presentation of Credentials: March 18, 1873
Termination of Mission: Died at post on May 6, 1873