John Orr (police officer, born 1918)

For other people named John Orr, see John Orr (disambiguation).

John Henry Orr
Birth nameJohn Henry Orr
Date of birth(1918-06-13)13 June 1918
Place of birthEdinburgh, Scotland
Date of death27 September 1995(1995-09-27) (aged 77)
Place of deathEdinburgh, Scotland
SchoolGeorge Heriot's School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
- Edinburgh City Police ()
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1946 Edinburgh District ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1947 Scotland 2 (0)
89th President of the Scottish Rugby Union
In office
1975–1976
Preceded byCharlie Drummond
Succeeded byHector 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

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

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

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "John Henry Orr". ESPN.
  3. ^ The Essential History of Rugby Union:Scotland. Nick Oswald and John Griffiths. Headline Publishing. 2003.
  4. ^ "Edinburgh's Superiority". The Glasgow Herald. 9 December 1946 – via Google News Archive.
  5. ^ "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - John Orr - Test matches".
  6. ^ "Scottish Rugby Record 2018/19" (PDF). Scottish Rugby. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 November 2019. Retrieved 8 April 2020.