Inverness Burgh Police
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The Inverness Burgh Police was the
from 1847 until 1968.History
Although law enforcement of a kind had been present in the Royal Burgh of Inverness since time immemorial, by 1827 the
In 1840 the County of
This arrangement existed until 1847,
The first Superintendent of Inverness Burgh Police was David Anderson, appointed on 4 September 1847. The force merged again with Inverness-shire Constabulary on 16 November 1968 to form the Inverness Constabulary.
Chief Officers
The Chief Officer was called the Superintendent until 1892, when he was renamed the
- Alexander Grant (Town Serjeant), ?–2 May 1841
- Eyre John Powell (Superintendent, Inverness-shire Constabulary), 3 May 1841–24 August 1841
- John MacBean (Superintendent, Inverness-shire Constabulary), 24 August 1841–1 May 1847
- David Anderson, 4 September 1847–3 May 1854
- John Sutherland, 31 July 1854–13 May 1872
- Thomas Wyness, 16 June 1872–8 January 1880
- John MacDonald, 25 February 1880–30 April 1908
- John MacNaughton, 4 June 1908–31 December 1935
- Alexander Neville, 26 January 1936–19 October 1942
- William J. Dalgleish (acting), 1 May 1942–10 January 1943
- James Stewart, 11 January 1943–10 August 1946
- Andrew Meldrum, 11 August 1946–16 May 1949 (acting, 7 August 1944–10 August 1946)
- William Paterson, 15 March 1950–18 August 1962 (acting 16 May 1949–14 March 1950)
- Alasdair MacBean (acting), 19 August 1962–3 February 1963
- Thomas Sorley, 4 February 1963–15 November 1968
William Paterson was the only member of the force to rise through the ranks within the force to Chief Constable.
References
- ^ "Northern Constabulary website - Force History". Archived from the original on 23 October 2010. Retrieved 17 December 2010.