Lindley Hogue Orme was born in Maryland on December
19, 1848 to Charles and Deborah Orme, who were both part of the original
Colonial families of the United States. He
served in the Company B, 35th Virginia Cavalry Regt, Virginia, Confederate
States Army as a private, and was admitted to the hospital for measles at one
point. In his early years after the
war, he lived in California, and arrived in Arizona in 1870, with his brother
John following him in 1877, and his brother Henry in 1879.
During his residency in Phoenix, he became a well known citizen, serving the area in an official capacity for several years. In 1880, he was elected sheriff, and elected again in 1882. From there, he served on the Territorial Council, and was elected again as sheriff in 1891, serving two terms.
During his devoted service to
the community, he built the first Phoenix jail with incandescent lamps,
conducted quarantines for smallpox, assisted in securing the state capital to
Phoenix, and serving justice to civil and criminal offenses alike.
At one point, he even interrupted a plot to rob a bank!
For More information on this loyal lawman, come find out more at the PMMP! - Val W.
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