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Born in 1918, John Orr was educated at George Heriot"s School in Edinburgh and then became a clerk with the then Edinburgh City Police.
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He was also a former rugby union player. 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.
He was a keen sportsman and twice played rugby for the national Scottish Rugby Union (SRU) team, going on to later serve as president of the SRU from 1975-1976.
