Orloff M. Dorman
Orloff Mather Dorman (January 7, 1809 – June 16, 1879)[1][2][3] was a justice of the Supreme Court of Virginia from 1869 to 1870.
Born in Wilbraham, Massachusetts, he was initially named "Orlow", which he changed to "Orloff" in his younger years.[1] He received a B.A. from Amherst College in 1831, and read law under Azon Taber of Albany, New York, from 1831 to 1833, while teaching at the Albany Female Academy.[2] He then moved to Florida, continuing to read law under Charles Downing of St. Augustine, Florida, from 1834 to 1835, thereafter practicing law in Florida until 1847.[3]
During the American Civil War, he served in the Union Army as a paymaster, with rank of major, from 1862 to 1866. He was thereafter named a judge of the Corporation Court of Norfolk, Virginia, from 1867 to 1868.[3] He was named to the Virginia state supreme court during Reconstruction, on May 6, 1869, by the commander of the First Military District overseeing civilian government in Virginia.[2] He served until January 26, 1870, when civilian rule was restored.[2]
Dorman married Margarette E. Gould, of Hampshire County, Massachusetts, on September 4, 1845. They had no children.[1] Dorman thereafter resided in Virginia until his death, at his home in Norfolk, Virginia,[4] at the age of 70.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "Dictionary of Virginia Biography - Orloff Mather Dorman Biography". www.lva.virginia.gov.
- ^ a b c d e "Orloff Mather Dorman, May 12, 1869-February 25, 1870; President, February 22-25, 1870". Virginia Appellate Court History. May 2, 2014.
- ^ a b c "Amherst College Biographical Record: Class of 1831". acbiorecord.yanco.com.
- ^ "Death of Judge O. M. Dorman", The Norfolk Virginian (June 17, 1879), p. 1.