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Sir Andrew Orr

Sir Andrew Orr (1801–1872) was a Scottish wholesale stationer who served as Lord Provost of Glasgow from 1854 to 1857.

Life

He was born in Glasgow in 1801. His father was Francis Orr, who was originally a pocket book maker at 15 Princes Street,[1] and later became the founder of Francis Orr & Sons stationers.

He became a town councillor in 1842 and was elected Lord Provost in 1854. He was knighted by Queen Victoria in 1858.[2] During his term in office, he lived at 5 Blythswood Square,[3] previously the home of Dr John Burns.[4] Orr's neighbours included the Smith family, including the accused murderess Madeleine Smith.

From 1849[5] to 1871[6] he was also Chairman of the Glasgow and South Western Railway Company.

He retired to Harviestoun Castle near Dollar, Clackmannanshire which he had bought in 1859 together with Castle Campbell.[7]

He was painted by Sir Francis Grant in 1871.

He died at Bridge of Allan on 19 April 1874.[8] He was interred in the Glasgow Necropolis on 25 April 1874.[9] [10] His wife and infant child predeceased him.

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  1. Glasgow Post Office directory 1801
  2. Шаблон:Cite web
  3. Glasgow Post Office Directory 1855
  4. Glasgow Post Office Directory 1849
  5. Шаблон:Cite newspaper The Times
  6. Шаблон:Cite newspaper The Times
  7. Glasgow Post Office Directory 1871
  8. National Records of Scotland - ORR, ANDREW (Statutory registers Deaths 374/ 32)
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  10. Шаблон:Cite web