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Robert Dunkerson Orr

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Robert Dunkerson Orr

Birth
Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Michigan, USA
Death
10 Mar 2004 (aged 86)
Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, USA
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Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, USA Add to Map
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Section 24: Lot 63
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Indiana Governor. As a Republican from Evansville, Indiana, he served two terms as Lieutenant Governor, beginning in 1973 and the Governor of the state of Indiana from 1981 to 1989. He was named Ambassador to Singapore and served in that capacity for three years. He graduated from Yale in 1940 and attended Harvard Business School before joining the United States Army in 1942 where he was commissioned a Major. He is the 11th Indiana governor to be buried in Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Indiana.
Indiana Governor. As a Republican from Evansville, Indiana, he served two terms as Lieutenant Governor, beginning in 1973 and the Governor of the state of Indiana from 1981 to 1989. He was named Ambassador to Singapore and served in that capacity for three years. He graduated from Yale in 1940 and attended Harvard Business School before joining the United States Army in 1942 where he was commissioned a Major. He is the 11th Indiana governor to be buried in Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Indiana.

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  • Originally Created by: SM
  • Added: Mar 17, 2004
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8523758/robert_dunkerson-orr: accessed ), memorial page for Robert Dunkerson Orr (17 Nov 1917–10 Mar 2004), Find a Grave Memorial ID 8523758, citing Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.