Orson S. Head

Orson S. Head
District Attorney of Kenosha County, Wisconsin
In office January 3, 1859 – January 7, 1861
Preceded by	Homer F. Schoff
Succeeded by	Franklin H. Head
Member of the Wisconsin Senate from the 16th district
In office January 28, 1851 – January 5, 1852
Preceded by	Elijah Steele
Succeeded by	John Sharpstein
Personal details
Born	Orson Sherman Head (1817-10-09)9 October 1817 Paris, New York, U.S.
Died	19 February 1875(1875-02-19) (aged 57) Kenosha, Wisconsin, U.S.
Cause of death	Pneumonia
Resting place	Green Ridge Cemetery, Kenosha, Wisconsin
Political party	Whig
Spouses	Mary Jane Tradewell ​ ​ (m. 1846; died 1863)​ Mary S. Raymond ​ ​ (m. 1866⁠–⁠1875)​
Children	Mary Blanche (Gottfredsen) (b. 1847; died 1942) Dorothy Eunice (Wright) (b. 1849; died 1932) Jennie Lind (Thomas) (b. 1853; died 1942) at least 4 others
Relatives	Orson Welles (great-grandson)
Occupation	Attorney

Orson Sherman Head (October 9, 1817 – February 19, 1875) was an American lawyer and Wisconsin pioneer. He practiced law in Kenosha, Wisconsin, represented Kenosha County for one year in the Wisconsin State Senate (1851), and was district attorney from 1859 through 1861. His name was often abbreviated in historical texts as O. S. Head. He was a great-grandfather and namesake of the American screenwriter and filmmaker Orson Welles.