Leonard Nicholson
Leonard Nicholson OC, MBE | |
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| 10th Commissioner of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police | |
| In office 1951–1959 | |
| Preceded by | Stuart Wood |
| Succeeded by | Charles Rivett-Carnac |
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| Born | June 8, 1904 Canada |
| Died | March 22, 1983 Canada |
Leonard Hanson Nicholson, OC, MBE (June 8, 1904 – March 22, 1983) served as the tenth Commissioner of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, from May 1, 1951 to March 31, 1959.[1]
Nicolson served with the RCMP from 1923 to 1927 (and again from 1932 to 1941), New Brunswick Provincial Police 1928–1930, Nova Scotia Police 1930–1932, then with the Canadian Army from 1941 to 1951.
Nicholson had only a primary school education leaving school to assist his family. He served as a Provost marshal in World War II.
He also served as deputy
Legacy
The
He is the highest-decorated RCMP officer in Canadian history and his medals are currently located at the RCMP headquarters in Regina. In 1955 he received an honorary LL.D. from the
References
- ^ "Leonard Nicholson". Retrieved June 25, 2006.
- ^ "Leonard Nicholson". The Globe and Mail, March 24, 1983.
- ^ "List of recipients of the Bronze Wolf Award". scout.org. WOSM. Retrieved 2019-08-21.
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