James Lawrence Orr

James Lawrence Orr
22nd Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
In office December 7, 1857 – March 3, 1859
Preceded by	Nathaniel Banks
Succeeded by	William Pennington
United States Ambassador to Russia
In office December 12, 1872 – May 5, 1873
President	Ulysses Grant
Preceded by	Andrew Curtin
Succeeded by	Marshall Jewell
73rd Governor of South Carolina
In office November 29, 1865 – July 6, 1868
Lieutenant	William Porter
Preceded by	Benjamin Perry
Succeeded by	Robert Scott
Confederate States Senator from South Carolina
In office February 18, 1862 – May 10, 1865
Preceded by	Constituency established
Succeeded by	Constituency abolished
Leader of the House Democratic Caucus
In office December 7, 1857 – March 3, 1859
Preceded by	Linn Boyd
Succeeded by	Michael C. Kerr
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from South Carolina
In office March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1859
Preceded by	Richard F. Simpson (2nd) Armistead Burt (5th)
Succeeded by	William Aiken Jr. (2nd) John D. Ashmore (5th)
Constituency	2nd district (1849–53) 5th district (1853–59)
Chairman of the House Committee on Indian Affairs
In office March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855
Preceded by	Robert Ward Johnson
Succeeded by	Benjamin Pringle
Member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from Pendleton District
In office November 25, 1844 – November 27, 1848
Personal details
Born	(1822-05-12)May 12, 1822 Craytonville, South Carolina
Died	May 5, 1873(1873-05-05) (aged 50) Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire
Political party	Democratic
Alma mater	University of Virginia
Military service
Allegiance	Confederate States
Branch/service	Confederate States Army
Years of service	1861–1862
Unit	First (Orr's) South Carolina Rifle Regiment
Battles/wars	American Civil War

James Lawrence Orr (May 12, 1822 – May 5, 1873) was an American diplomat and politician who served as the 22nd speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1857 to 1859.^[1] He also served as the 73rd governor of South Carolina from 1865 to 1868 after a term in the Confederate States Senate.