| 词条 | Andrew Orr (stationer) |
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Sir Andrew Orr (1801–1872) was a Scottish wholesale stationer who served as Lord Provost of Glasgow from 1854 to 1857. LifeHe was born in Glasgow in 1801 the son of Francis Orr, originally a pocket book maker at 15 Princes Street[1] but later 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 period in office he lived at 5 Blythswood Square.[3] From 1849[4] to 1871[5] 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.[6] He died at Bridge of Allan on 19 April 1872.[7] Artistic RecognitionHe was painted by Sir Francis Grant in 1871.[7] FamilyHis wife and infant child died before him. References1. ^Glasgow Post Office directory 1801 {{Authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Orr, Andrew}}{{Scotland-business-bio-stub}}2. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.theglasgowstory.com/image/?inum=TGSA00058|website=theglasgowstory.com|title=TheGlasgowStory: Sir Andrew Orr|accessdate=2018-02-16}} 3. ^Glasgow Post Office Directory 1855 4. ^{{cite newspaper The Times|url=http://find.galegroup.com/ttda/infomark.do?&source=gale&prodId=TTDA&userGroupName=hamlib&tabID=T003&docPage=article&searchType=BasicSearchForm&docId=CS135037209&type=multipage&contentSet=LTO&version=1.0|articlename=Railway Intelligence|section=Business and Finance|date=25 August 1849|page_number=8|issue=20264|accessdate=2018-02-16}} 5. ^{{cite newspaper The Times|url=http://find.galegroup.com/ttda/infomark.do?&source=gale&prodId=TTDA&userGroupName=hamlib&tabID=T003&docPage=article&searchType=BasicSearchForm&docId=CS118533429&type=multipage&contentSet=LTO&version=1.0|articlename=Railway Intelligence|section=News|date=21 September 1871|page_number=7|issue=27174|accessdate=2018-02-16}} 6. ^Glasgow Post Office Directory 1871 7. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://www.glasgowwestaddress.co.uk/100_Glasgow_Men/Orr_Andrew.htm|website=glasgowwestaddress.co.uk|title=Andrew Orr|accessdate=2018-02-16}} 8 : 1801 births|1872 deaths|Lord Provosts of Glasgow|People from Glasgow|Scottish businesspeople|Scottish knights|Wholesalers|Stationers (people) |
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