Captain Lawrence Percy Story Orr(16 September 1918 – 11 July 1990) was anUlster Unionistpolitician inNorthern Ireland.He wasMember of Parliament(MP) forSouth Downfrom 1950 until he retired at the October 1974 general election, precedingEnoch Powell.
Bio
editOrr was born at 2 Ulster Terrace in Belfast on 16 September 1918, the son of clerk William Robert Macauley Orr and Evelyn Sarah Storey.
He was later chairman of the Ulster Unionist MPs in theHouse of Commonsfrom 1964 to 1974 and also Imperial Grand Master of theOrange Order.
He defended the influence ofOrangemenin the UUP, saying they are "neither bigoted nor uncharitable... we do not seek to injure or upbraid a man on account of his religious opinions... and that they treated those who differed from them with all the common courtesies of a civilised community." Orr warned members not to "follow any narrow-minded part or copy the medieval Roman church in restricting the liberty of conscience of our members."
He also resisted attempts by Westminster to interfere in Northern Ireland's affairs. He married Jean Hughes and she bore five children, William, Mary, John, Robin and Christopher. He had two other sons, James and Daniel
References
edit- Times Guide to the House of Commons, February 1974
- Irish News, July 13, 1968
- News Letter
- http://www.ark.ac.uk/elections/dsd.htm.Retrieved 4 June 2017
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