Background
ORR, David was born on May 10, 1922 in Dublin, Ireland. Son of Canon A. W. F. Orr and Grace Robinson.
ORR, David was born on May 10, 1922 in Dublin, Ireland. Son of Canon A. W. F. Orr and Grace Robinson.
High School and Trinity College, Dublin.
In 1941 he left school to enlist in the Royal Ulster Rifles and was commissioned into the Royal Engineers, serving with Queen Victoria"s Own Madras Sappers and Miners during the reconquest of Burma in 1944-1945. He was awarded two Military Crosses. After the war, Orr returned to Trinity to complete a degree in Law.
He joined as a graduate trainee.
From 1955 to 1966 he was posted to "s India subsidiary, Hindustan Lever. He returned to London before moving to New York to become president of Lever Bros in 1965.
He retired in 1982. Orr later became chairman of, a trading group.
He also sat on the boards of RTZ and Shell Transport & Trading. Later he served on the Body (civil service) and the Armed Forces" Pay Review Body, negotiating directly with then Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.
In 1982 Orr had also been asked to help rebuilding the As chairman of the Trust he had been a brilliant fundraiser. The building was finally completed in 1997.
Chancellor of Queen"s University, Belfast President, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine President, College of Speech Therapists Governor, London School of Economics.
Chairman, British Council (1985-1992) Joint Chair, Anglo-Irish Encounter A boxer and rugby player, in London he played rugby centre for London Irish, captaining the club in 1951-1952. He also had a trial for Ireland.
From 1983-1989 Orr was a member of the court of the Bank of Ireland. He was a member of Harold Wilson"s “committee to review the functioning of financial institutions” (1977-1980).
Married Phoebe R. Davis.