Background
Orr, Alexander Ector was born on March 2, 1831 in Strabane, County Tyrone, Ireland.
Orr, Alexander Ector was born on March 2, 1831 in Strabane, County Tyrone, Ireland.
A prominent New York financier and merchant, who during the Age of Monopoly served on the boards of twenty-nine corporations, Orr headed the New York Produce Exchange (1887–1888) and was president of the New York Chamber of Commerce (1894). Orr"s marriage to Juliet Dows, the daughter of the nation"s largest grain dealer, greatly enhanced his power and prominence. After the infamous corruption scandal of 1905, he became president of the Equitable Insurance Company.
Best known for arranging the financing and construction of New York"s subway system, his estate was valued at more than $10 million in 1914.
Member Produce Exchange, since 1859.
Married Juliet Buckingham Dows, 1857 (died 1872). Married second, Margaret South. Luquer, 1873.