John Orr (police officer, born 1918)
| Birth name | John Henry Orr | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 13 June 1918 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 27 September 1995 (aged 77) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | George Heriot's School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 89th President of the Scottish Rugby Union | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 1975–1976 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Charlie Drummond | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Hector Monro | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sir John Henry Orr OBE QPM (13 June 1918 – 26 September 1995) was a Scottish police officer and was the first Chief Constable of the Lothian and Borders Police. He was also a former Scotland international rugby union player.[1][2]
Police career
[edit]Orr became a clerk with the then Edinburgh City Police. After becoming a full police constable, he rose through the ranks and became Chief Constable of the former Lothians and Peebles Constabulary. Following a merger of three police forces on 16 May 1975, John Orr became the first Chief Constable of the newly created Lothian and Borders Police, serving in the post until 1983.[1]
He was awarded an OBE in 1972, the Queen's Police Medal (QPM) in 1977, and was made a Knight Bachelor in the 1979 Birthday Honours.[1]
Rugby Union career
[edit]Amateur career
[edit]Orr played for the Edinburgh City Police rugby team.[3]
Provincial career
[edit]He played in the 1946 inter-city match for Edinburgh District.[4]
International career
[edit]He played for Scotland twice in 1947.[5]
Administrative career
[edit]He became the 89th President of the Scottish Rugby Union. He served the standard one year from 1975 to 1976.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Dalyell, Tam (29 September 1995). "Obituaries: Sir John Orr". The Independent. Archived from the original on 13 June 2022. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
- ^ "John Henry Orr". ESPN.
- ^ The Essential History of Rugby Union:Scotland. Nick Oswald and John Griffiths. Headline Publishing. 2003.
- ^ "Edinburgh's Superiority". The Glasgow Herald. 9 December 1946 – via Google News Archive.
- ^ "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - John Orr - Test matches".
- ^ "Scottish Rugby Record 2018/19" (PDF). Scottish Rugby.
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