Husband Samuel H. Orwig 1
Born: 18 Aug 1836 - Mifflinburg, Union Co, PA 2
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Died: Aft 1898
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Father: Samuel Orwig (1798-1872) 3
Mother: Mary Myers (1803-1867) 1
Marriage: 1878 4
Other Spouse: Margaret A. McFaddin ( -1875) 4 - Jan 1860 4
Wife Margaret Barber Hayes 4
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Father: John Hayes ( - ) 4
Mother: Ellen Mary Barber ( - ) 4
Children
• They had no children.
General Notes: Husband - Samuel H. Orwig
He was reared in Mifflinburg, Pennsylvania, his education being obtained mainly in the public schools at the Mifflinburg Academy, and at the University at Lewisburg. He afterward turned his attention to teaching, filling the position of principal of an academy at Hollidaysburg. We next find him a proof-reader in a publishing house in Philadelphia, his spare time being given to the study of law under the direction of Judge William D. Kelly. Later he pursued a course in the law school of Yale College, and on graduating in 1857, with the degree of LL. B., was admitted to the Bar of Union County, and located at Lewisburg, where he soon gained a good practice. The University at Lewisburg (later Bucknell University) conferred on him the degree of Master of Arts. In 1860 he was admitted to practice in the Supreme Court of the State, and in 1869 to the Bar of the Supreme Court of the United States. In 1860 he formed a partnership with Alfred Hayes, Esq., who was then admitted to the Bar. This partnership continued until Mr. Orwig retired from the Legislature, after which he removed to Philadelphia and engaged in the practice of law in that city until the death of his wife in 1875, after which he returned to his native county. His practice thereafter included some of the most important matters in litigation in that region. A thorough student of the law, he had an unusual grasp of legal principles, and his bearing was courteous, dignified and impressive.
He was well-known in the political arena also, his services as an orator being in demand whenever occasion demanded an able plea. There were few campaigns after the Civil war in which he was not active as an expounder of the principles of the Republican party, and his speeches were widely published. In 1864 he was elected a member of the State Legislature from the district of Union, Snyder and Juniata counties, and in 1865 he represented the district composed of Lycoming, Union and Snyder counties. After these two terms he refused further honors in that direction, and declined a renomination. While in the Legislature he served on the committees on Ways and Means, General Judiciary, and was the chairman of the Local Judiciary. He was largely instrumental in repealing the law taxing real estate for State purposes, and inaugurated the present system of taxing corporations for State revenue. He ably championed the bills for establishing the Soldiers Orphans' Schools, for extending the right of soldiers to vote in the field, reviving and extending the charter for the Lewisburg & Spruce Creek railroad, in addition to much other work of a general nature. In 1882 he was the nominee of his party for Congress against ex-Gov. A. G. Curtin. Although he received more than his party vote he did not overcome the normal Democratic majority in the Congressional District. He continued actively engaged in the practice of his profession, led an unobtrusive and exemplary life, and is noted for his generosity.
During the invasion of Pennsylvania by Lee's forces, Mr. Orwig enlisted as an "emergency man," serving as a private in Company D, 28th Regiment.