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He returned to Maine and had a son, [[Eben Walker Dorr]], with his first wife Judith Walker. He remarried to Sarah Allen on [[October 11]], [[1826]]. They moved to Pensacola, where Dorr set up a prosperous sea trade, and had their first child in [[1827]]. The family owned slaves and managed real estate.
==Marshall & Sheriff==
On [[September 13]], [[1841]], President [[Wikipedia:John Tyler|John Tyler]] appointed Dorr U.S. Marshal of the Western District of the Territory of Florida.<ref>Note: There is some question of a distinction between the titles "sheriff" and "marshal." Records show that both coexisted in Escambia County, but as the Western District was nearly 200 miles across, it is possible that a U.S. Marshal in the Pensacola area was treated as the ''de facto'' sheriff.</ref>
When Florida was granted statehood on [[March 3]], [[1845]] (a [[Slavery|slave]] state paired with free state Iowa), he was the first sheriff elected to the post. He remained in the position until his death a year later.
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==References==
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*[http://www.gencircles.com/users/cdorr/1/print/1142 gencirclesEbenezer Dorr] at Gencircles.com]
*[[John Appleyard]]. ''The Peacekeepers: the Story of Escambia County, Florida's 43 Sheriffs''. 2007.
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[[Category:Dorr family]] [[Category:Escambia County Sheriffs|Dorr, Ebenezer 4]] [[Category:Pirates & privateers|Dorr, Ebenezer 4]]
