Daughter of Governor James Lawrence and Mary Jane Marshall Orr. Mary married John Blair Prevost and they had one son, Marshall. After John's death, Mary married William Edward Earle.
MRS. MARY ORR EARLE
Corresponding Secretary General.
"Mary Orr Earle is the daughter of the late Hon. James L. Orr of South Carolina. She was born in 1858, while her distinguished father was Speaker of the United States House of Representatives.
"Mrs. Earle's connections with the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution is through descent from Robert Orr, a captain of Pennsylvania troops, and dates from the organization of the Society in 1890, she having been one of the early vice presidents, and a member of the first National Board. At the last Congress, in February, 1895, she was elected Corresponding Secretary General, which position she has filled with marked ability.
"Gifted with rare mental and social qualities, Mrs. Earle has drawn around her a large and cultured circle of friends at the national capital, where her accomplishments as a linguist are much appreciated in the diplomatic corps. Her ability to converse fluently in five languages renders very applicable to her the encomium bestowed by Talleyrand on one of the brilliant women of the French salon of that period, when, in an outburst of admiration, he exclaimed: " What a wonderful woman! She knows how to be silent in five languages!"- (Quelle merveilleuse femme ! Elle sait se taire en cinq langues.)
"Mrs. Earle is the widow of William E. Earle, Esq., who occupied a prominent position at the Washington Bar."
- Published in the American Monthly Magazine, Daughters of the American Revolution, Vol. VII, July - December 1895
GREENVILLE - Mrs. Mary Orr Earle died early tonight at her home in this city after a brief illness. She was a daughter of Governor James L. Orr of Anderson and a sister of the late Col. James L. Orr. Mrs. Earle's first husband was J. Blair Prevost of Anderson. Her second husband was William E. Earle of Greenville.
Mrs. Earle was intellectually one of the most brilliant women in the state. Inheriting in large measure the mental powers of her distinguished father, Governor Orr.
The funeral services will be held Tuesday afternoon.
Published in The State, April 1912
MRS. MARY ORR EARLE
Corresponding Secretary General.
"Mary Orr Earle is the daughter of the late Hon. James L. Orr of South Carolina. She was born in 1858, while her distinguished father was Speaker of the United States House of Representatives.
"Mrs. Earle's connections with the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution is through descent from Robert Orr, a captain of Pennsylvania troops, and dates from the organization of the Society in 1890, she having been one of the early vice presidents, and a member of the first National Board. At the last Congress, in February, 1895, she was elected Corresponding Secretary General, which position she has filled with marked ability.
"Gifted with rare mental and social qualities, Mrs. Earle has drawn around her a large and cultured circle of friends at the national capital, where her accomplishments as a linguist are much appreciated in the diplomatic corps. Her ability to converse fluently in five languages renders very applicable to her the encomium bestowed by Talleyrand on one of the brilliant women of the French salon of that period, when, in an outburst of admiration, he exclaimed: " What a wonderful woman! She knows how to be silent in five languages!"- (Quelle merveilleuse femme ! Elle sait se taire en cinq langues.)
"Mrs. Earle is the widow of William E. Earle, Esq., who occupied a prominent position at the Washington Bar."
- Published in the American Monthly Magazine, Daughters of the American Revolution, Vol. VII, July - December 1895
GREENVILLE - Mrs. Mary Orr Earle died early tonight at her home in this city after a brief illness. She was a daughter of Governor James L. Orr of Anderson and a sister of the late Col. James L. Orr. Mrs. Earle's first husband was J. Blair Prevost of Anderson. Her second husband was William E. Earle of Greenville.
Mrs. Earle was intellectually one of the most brilliant women in the state. Inheriting in large measure the mental powers of her distinguished father, Governor Orr.
The funeral services will be held Tuesday afternoon.
Published in The State, April 1912
Daughter of Governor James Lawrence and Mary Jane Marshall Orr. Mary married John Blair Prevost and they had one son, Marshall. After John's death, Mary married William Edward Earle.
MRS. MARY ORR EARLE
Corresponding Secretary General.
"Mary Orr Earle is the daughter of the late Hon. James L. Orr of South Carolina. She was born in 1858, while her distinguished father was Speaker of the United States House of Representatives.
"Mrs. Earle's connections with the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution is through descent from Robert Orr, a captain of Pennsylvania troops, and dates from the organization of the Society in 1890, she having been one of the early vice presidents, and a member of the first National Board. At the last Congress, in February, 1895, she was elected Corresponding Secretary General, which position she has filled with marked ability.
"Gifted with rare mental and social qualities, Mrs. Earle has drawn around her a large and cultured circle of friends at the national capital, where her accomplishments as a linguist are much appreciated in the diplomatic corps. Her ability to converse fluently in five languages renders very applicable to her the encomium bestowed by Talleyrand on one of the brilliant women of the French salon of that period, when, in an outburst of admiration, he exclaimed: " What a wonderful woman! She knows how to be silent in five languages!"- (Quelle merveilleuse femme ! Elle sait se taire en cinq langues.)
"Mrs. Earle is the widow of William E. Earle, Esq., who occupied a prominent position at the Washington Bar."
- Published in the American Monthly Magazine, Daughters of the American Revolution, Vol. VII, July - December 1895
GREENVILLE - Mrs. Mary Orr Earle died early tonight at her home in this city after a brief illness. She was a daughter of Governor James L. Orr of Anderson and a sister of the late Col. James L. Orr. Mrs. Earle's first husband was J. Blair Prevost of Anderson. Her second husband was William E. Earle of Greenville.
Mrs. Earle was intellectually one of the most brilliant women in the state. Inheriting in large measure the mental powers of her distinguished father, Governor Orr.
The funeral services will be held Tuesday afternoon.
Published in The State, April 1912
MRS. MARY ORR EARLE
Corresponding Secretary General.
"Mary Orr Earle is the daughter of the late Hon. James L. Orr of South Carolina. She was born in 1858, while her distinguished father was Speaker of the United States House of Representatives.
"Mrs. Earle's connections with the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution is through descent from Robert Orr, a captain of Pennsylvania troops, and dates from the organization of the Society in 1890, she having been one of the early vice presidents, and a member of the first National Board. At the last Congress, in February, 1895, she was elected Corresponding Secretary General, which position she has filled with marked ability.
"Gifted with rare mental and social qualities, Mrs. Earle has drawn around her a large and cultured circle of friends at the national capital, where her accomplishments as a linguist are much appreciated in the diplomatic corps. Her ability to converse fluently in five languages renders very applicable to her the encomium bestowed by Talleyrand on one of the brilliant women of the French salon of that period, when, in an outburst of admiration, he exclaimed: " What a wonderful woman! She knows how to be silent in five languages!"- (Quelle merveilleuse femme ! Elle sait se taire en cinq langues.)
"Mrs. Earle is the widow of William E. Earle, Esq., who occupied a prominent position at the Washington Bar."
- Published in the American Monthly Magazine, Daughters of the American Revolution, Vol. VII, July - December 1895
GREENVILLE - Mrs. Mary Orr Earle died early tonight at her home in this city after a brief illness. She was a daughter of Governor James L. Orr of Anderson and a sister of the late Col. James L. Orr. Mrs. Earle's first husband was J. Blair Prevost of Anderson. Her second husband was William E. Earle of Greenville.
Mrs. Earle was intellectually one of the most brilliant women in the state. Inheriting in large measure the mental powers of her distinguished father, Governor Orr.
The funeral services will be held Tuesday afternoon.
Published in The State, April 1912
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