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Dorr Township, McHenry County, Illinois : ウィキペディア英語版 | Dorr Township, McHenry County, Illinois Dorr Township is located in McHenry County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 20,911 and it contained 8,520 housing units.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1 )〕 Dorr Township changed its name from Centre Township on December 28, 1850. ==History== Dorr Township is named after Governor Thomas Wilson Dorr of Rhode Island. Governor Dorr helped to modernize voting in America by removing arcane age limitations and fighting for universal white male suffrage. Dorr was arrested and tried for treason before the Rhode Island Supreme Court. In 1844 he was committed to prison with a life sentence of solitary confinement and hard labor. He was released after 12 months but his health never fully recovered.
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