David Orr

David Orr
Orr in 2012
Cook County Clerk
In office December 11, 1990 – December 10, 2018
Preceded by	Stanley Kusper
Succeeded by	Karen Yarbrough
52nd Mayor of Chicago
Acting
In office November 25, 1987 – December 2, 1987
Preceded by	Harold Washington
Succeeded by	Eugene Sawyer
3rd Vice Mayor of Chicago
In office April 1987 – May 1988
Mayor	Harold Washington Eugene Sawyer
Preceded by	Richard Mell
Succeeded by	Terry Gabinski
Member of the Chicago City Council from the 49th Ward
In office February 23, 1979 – December 10, 1990
Preceded by	Homer Johnson[1]
Succeeded by	Robert Clarke
Personal details
Born	David Duvall Orr (1944-10-04) October 4, 1944 (age 79) Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Children	4
Education	Simpson College (BA)
Signature
Website	Official website

David Duvall Orr (born October 4, 1944) is an American Democratic politician who served as the Cook County Clerk from 1990 to 2018. Orr previously served as alderman for the 49th ward in Chicago City Council from 1979 to 1990. He briefly served as acting Mayor of Chicago from November 25 to December 2, 1987, following the death of Mayor Harold Washington.^[2] Orr retired from the office of Cook County Clerk in 2018, opting not to run for an eighth term.