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John Orr (police officer, born 1918)

John Orr (police officer, born 1918)

Scotland international rugby union player

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

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]

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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. [1]
    Dalyell, Tam (29 September 1995). "Obituaries: Sir John Orr". The Independent. Archived from the original on 13 June 2022. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
  2. [2]
    "John Henry Orr". ESPN.
  3. [3]
    The Essential History of Rugby Union:Scotland. Nick Oswald and John Griffiths. Headline Publishing. 2003.
  4. [4]
    "Edinburgh's Superiority". The Glasgow Herald. 9 December 1946 – via Google News Archive.
  5. [5]
    "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - John Orr - Test matches".
  6. [6]
    "Scottish Rugby Record 2018/19" (PDF). Scottish Rugby.
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