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David Orr

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David Duvall Orr 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. Orr retired from the office of Cook County Clerk in 2018, opting not to run for an eighth term.

Books

Beautiful & Pointless
Beautiful & Pointless
David Orr
Encountering Riel
Encountering Riel
David Orr
David Orr, Jennie Orr
Mammoth is Mopey
An Alphabet of Prehistoric Animals
Mammoth is Mopey
David Orr, Jennie Orr
Beautiful & Pointless
Beautiful & Pointless
David Orr
You, too, could write a poem
You, too, could write a poem
David Orr
Democracy Unchained
Democracy Unchained
David Orr, William Becker, Bakari Kitwana, Andrew Gumbel
Vatican Council II
Vatican Council II
David Orr, Elizabeth Harrington, Carmel Pilcher
Perfect Vessels
Perfect Vessels
David Orr
Historical Archaeology of the Delaware Valley, 1600-1850
Historical Archaeology of the Delaware Valley, 1600-1850
David Orr, Richard Veit
Democracy Unchained
Democracy Unchained
David Orr, William Becker, Bakari Kitwana, Andrew Gumbel
The Road Not Taken
The Road Not Taken
David Orr
The SAGE Handbook of Environment and Society
The SAGE Handbook of Environment and Society
David Orr, Ted Benton, Jules Pretty, Andy Ball, Julia Guivant, David R Lee, Max Pfeffer, Professor Hugh Ward
The Road Not Taken
The Road Not Taken
David Orr
The Road Not Taken
The Road Not Taken
David Orr

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