| John Henry Orr | |||||||||||
| Birth Name: | John Henry Orr | ||||||||||
| Birth Date: | 13 June 1918 | ||||||||||
| Birth Place: | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||||||||||
| Death Place: | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||||||||||
| Ru Position: | Flanker | ||||||||||
| Amatyears1: | - | ||||||||||
| Amatteam1: | Edinburgh City Police | ||||||||||
| Ru Provinceyears1: | 1946 | ||||||||||
| Ru Province1: | Edinburgh District | ||||||||||
| Repteam1: | Scotland | ||||||||||
| Repyears1: | 1947 | ||||||||||
| Repcaps1: | 2 | ||||||||||
| Reppoints1: | 0 | ||||||||||
| School: | George Heriot's School | ||||||||||
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Sir John Henry Orr (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]
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]
Orr played for the Edinburgh City Police rugby team.[3]
He played in the 1946 inter-city match for Edinburgh District.[4]
He played for Scotland twice in 1947.[5]
He became the 89th President of the Scottish Rugby Union. He served the standard one year from 1975 to 1976.[6]