Background
Born to John and Margaret Orr in Parkes, he left school at the age of thirteen to work on his father"s property during the Great Depression.
Born to John and Margaret Orr in Parkes, he left school at the age of thirteen to work on his father"s property during the Great Depression.
In 1941 he volunteered as a mechanic for the armed forces, serving in north Queensland and the Torres Strait until the end of World World War II in 1945. Orr joined the Liberal Party on its formation in 1945 and was the president of the Parkes branch from 1946 to 1973. In 1976 he was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Council, where he served until 1984.
He was a Liberal member of the New South Wales Legislative Council from 1976 to 1984. He was president of the Dubbo Electoral Conference (1950–1975), president of the Western Regional Conference (1950–1974) and a member of the State Executive (1950–1974).