What is Robert D. Orr?
[[File:Robert D. Orr.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Orr in 1990]] '''Robert Dunkerson Orr''' (November 17, 1917 &ndash; March 10, 2004) was an [[Americans|American]] politician. He was the [[List of Governors of Indiana|45th]] [[Governor of Indiana]] from 1981 to 1989. He was a member of the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]]. He was served as [[United States Ambassador to Singapore]] from July 14, 1989 through September 12, 1992. Orr was born in [[Ann Arbor, Michigan|Ann Arbor]], [[Michigan]]. He was raised in [[Evansville, Indiana|Evansville]], [[Indiana]]. He studied at [[Yale University]] and at [[Harvard University]]. Orr was married to Josie Wallace from 1946 until they divorce in 2000. In 2001, he married Mary Davis. Their marriage lasted until his death in 2004. Orr died in [[Indianapolis]], Indiana from complications of [[kidney]] surgery on March 10, 2004, aged 86.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.nytimes.com/2004/03/12/us/robert-d-orr-86-governor-who-revamped-indiana-schools.html|title= Robert D. Orr, 86, Governor Who Revamped Indiana Schools|publisher= The New York Times|access-date= October 9, 2012}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== *[http://www.in.gov/history/4104.htm Biography from the Indiana Historical Bureau] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080323082419/http://www.in.gov/history/4104.htm |date=2008-03-23 }} *{{Find a Grave|8523758}} *[http://www2.indystar.com/library/factfiles/people/o/orr_robert/orr.html Biography from the Indianapolis Star] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080925221422/http://www2.indystar.com/library/factfiles/people/o/orr_robert/orr.html |date=2008-09-25 }} *[https://www.nytimes.com/2004/03/12/us/robert-d-orr-86-governor-who-revamped-indiana-schools.html The New York Times: Robert D. Orr, 86, Governor Who Revamped Indiana Schools] *[http://www.nga.org/cms/home/governors/past-governors-bios/page_indiana/col2-content/main-content-list/title_orr_robert.html National Governors Association] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.