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Formed
  
1832 (1832)

Founded
  
1832

Preceding agency
  
none

Walsall Borough Police

Dissolved
  
31 March 1966 (1966-03-31)

Legal personality
  
Governmental: Government agency

General nature
  
Law enforcementCivilian agency

Superseding agency
  

Walsall Borough Police was a police force in the Borough of Walsall, then in Staffordshire, in England, from 1832–1966.

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History

The force was created on 6 July 1832 with one superintendent and three constables. Following the Municipal Corporation Act of 1835, the force came under the control of Walsall Corporation, via a watch committee. From 1857, the force had a superintendent, four sergeants and 19 Constables. Two plain clothes detectives were appointed in 1858. At the start of the 20th century the force had 78 men. The first two women constables were appointed in 1918.

Following the recommendations of the 1960 Royal Commission on the Police, the force was merged, with Wolverhampton Borough Police and Dudley Borough Police, and parts of the Staffordshire Constabulary and Worcestershire Constabulary, into the West Midlands Constabulary from 1 April 1966. Since a further merger in 1974, Walsall has been served by the West Midlands Police.

Chief officers

Until 1885, the officer leading the force was accorded the rank of Superintendent. After that date, they were Chief Constables. They were:

Superintendents

  • 1832 (1832)–1835 (1835): F.H. West
  • 1836 (1836)–1840 (1840): Ryder
  • 1840 (1840)–1841 (1841): John Raymond
  • 1841 (1841)–1849 (1849): John Rofe
  • 1849 (1849)–1850 (1850): Burton
  • 1855 (1855)–1885 (1885): John W. Carter
  • Chief Constables

  • 1885 (1885)–1887 (1887): George Tewsley
  • 1887 (1887)–1900 (1900): Christopher Taylor
  • 1900 (1900)–1901 (1901): Nicholson R. Gardiner
  • 1902 (1902)–1921 (1921): Alexander Thompson
  • 1921 (1921)–1932 (1932): G. H. Balance
  • 1932 (1932)–1952 (1952): T. Mark Watson
  • 1953 (1953)–1958 (1958): Donald Lockett
  • 1958 (1958)–1964 (1964): Kenneth Mortimer Wherly
  • 1964 (1964)–1966 (1966): Edwin Solomon
  • References

    Walsall Borough Police Wikipedia


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