John Orr (bowls, born 1870)

For Scottish bowler born in 1995, see John Orr (bowls, born 1995).

John Orr

Personal information
Nationality	British (Scottish)
Born	1870 (1870)
Occupation	Doctor
Sport
Sport	Lawn bowls
Club	Whitehouse and Grange BC
Medal record Men's Lawn bowls Representing   Scotland British Empire Games 1930 Hamilton Fours

John Orr (1870-date of death unknown), was a Scottish international lawn bowls player who competed in the 1930 British Empire Games. ^{[1] [2]}

Bowls career

Orr was a member of the Whitehouse and Grange Bowls Club of Edinburgh. ^[3]

At the 1930 British Empire Games he won the bronze medal in the rinks (fours) event with David Fraser, William Campbell and Canadian Tom Chambers who joined the team following the death of original team member John Kennedy. ^{[4] [5]}

Personal life

He was a doctor by trade and lived in Park Terrace, Edinburgh. ^[6]

References

1. "Athletes and Results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
2. "Profile". Bowls Tawa.
3. "Empire Games" . Edinburgh Evening News. 29 September 1930. p. 9. Retrieved 25 October 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
4. "COMMONWEALTH GAMES MEDALLISTS - BOWLS". GRB Athletics.
5. Bolsover, Godfrey (1959). Who's Who and Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Rowland Publishers Ltd (Pre isbn).
6. "UK, Outgoing Passenger Lists, 2 Aug 1930 Greenock". Ancestry.co.uk.