John Henry Orr
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]
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 77) | (aged||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |
Police career
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 Lothian and Peebles Police. 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
Amateur career
Orr played for the Edinburgh City Police rugby team.[3]
Provincial career
He played in the 1946 inter-city match for Edinburgh District.[4]
International career
He played for Scotland twice in 1947.[5]
Administrative career
He became the 89th President of the Scottish Rugby Union. He served the standard one year from 1975 to 1976.[6]
References
- Dalyell, Tam (29 September 1995). "Obituaries: Sir John Orr". The Independent. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
- http://en.espn.co.uk/scotland/rugby/player/4897.html
- The Essential History of Rugby Union:Scotland. Nick Oswald and John Griffiths. Headline Publishing. 2003.
- https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=joJDAAAAIBAJ&sjid=aJEMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5110%2C5683526
- http://en.espn.co.uk/statsguru/rugby/player/4897.html?class=1;template=results;type=player;view=match
- https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/sru-files/files/SR_RR1819_digital.pdf