| John Ord | |
|---|---|
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| Born | 1861 King Edward, Aberdeenshire |
| Died | 1928 Glasgow |
| Occupation | Police Officer |
| Employer | Glasgow Police |
| Known for | Antiquarianism |
John Ord (1861 - 1928) was a police officer, antiquarian and folk song collector from Glasgow.
Family and life
John Ord was born in King Edward, Aberdeenshire, the son of a farm labourer. He travelled to Glasgow and became a probationary constable in Glasgow Police in 1880.
Police career
His first posting was St Rollox division. In 1888 he was promoted to the post of sergeant, and then detective officer, in 1891. He was eventually appointed as the Superintendent of the Southern Division of the Glasgow Police Force.
He was involved in the investigation of the 1908 murder case against Oscar Slater, which resulted in a miscarriage of justice.
He received the King’s Police Medal in 1914. He retired from the force in 1925.
Collector
Ord was interested in history and collected folk-songs and ballads.
Old Glasgow Club
The Old Glasgow Club, a male only club, was formed in 1900 to preserve the history of the city of Glasgow.
In 1908, Ord, who was a member, proposed that ladies be admitted to the membership of the club. The motion was carried by 30 votes to 22.
Dreda Boyd, who was introduced to the club by her uncle Sir John Stirling-Maxwell, was one of the first three lady members, alongside Helen C. Girvan and Mrs Mason.
Glasgow Police Museum
Ord founded the first Glasgow Police Museum, initially in the Casualty Surgeon's waiting room in the Central Police Office. It then moved to the South Police Office, Oxford Street, and then 21 St. Andrew's Street until it was absorbed into the Strathclyde Police Museum. The Glasgow Police Museum now replaces it.
Family
Ord's brother was Hugh Ord, the curator of the People's Palace, Glasgow.
Ord's daughter was Agnes McLaren Lockhart, the first female president of the Old Glasgow Club.
Publications
- Ord, John. (1906) Origin and history of the Glasgow police force (Glasgow: )
- Ord, John. (1910) The wastage of youth (Glasgow: Aird & Coghill Ltd.)
- Ord, John. (1912) History of the Burgh of Calton (Glasgow: Aird & Coghill Ltd.)
- Ord, John. (1919) The detention and punishment of crime past and present
- Ord, John. (1919) The story of the Barony of Gorbals
- Members of the Glasgow Ballad Club. (1920) Ballads and folk-songs of the Clyde valley (Glasgow: John Smith & Son)
- Ord, John. (1922) Some local superstitions (Glasgow: Aird & Coghill Ltd.)
- Some (additional) Glasgow songs and song writers : a lecture given to the members of the Old Glasgow Club on 14th April, 1927
- Fenton, Alexander, introduction. (1990) Ord's Bothy Songs and Ballads of Aberdeen, Banff and Moray, Angus and the Mearns (Edinburgh: John Donald Publishers Ltd)
References
- ^ "Detective Superintendent John Ord – Glasgow Police Museum". Retrieved 2022-09-15.
- ^ "John Ord — Friends of Glasgow Necropolis". www.glasgownecropolis.org. Retrieved 2022-09-15.
- ^ "Notable careers in police. Glasgow officers' retirement". Sunday Post. March 1, 1915. p. 2.
- "Robert Ford and John Ord: two folksong collectors from Glasgow : Textualities". Retrieved 2022-09-15.
- "Honoured by the King". Daily Record. February 13, 1914. p. 3.
- Ord, John (1990). Ord's Bothy songs and ballads of Aberdeen, Banff and Moray, Angus and the Mearns. Edinburgh: John Donald. ISBN 0-85976-303-X. OCLC 24756884.
- Lockhart, Agnes McLaren (1935). The Origin and History of the Old Glasgow Club. Glasgow: Aird and Coghill.
- "Historic club turns back the clock". HeraldScotland. Retrieved 2022-09-15.