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Adolphus Frederick "Dolly" Williamson (1830 – 9 December 1889) was the first head of the Detective Branch of the 
Williamson was buried in
Metropolitan Police
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and the first head of the Detective Branch's successor organisation, the Criminal Investigation Department
The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) is the branch of a police force to which most plainclothes detectives belong in the United Kingdom and many Commonwealth nations. A force's CID is distinct from its Special Branch (though officers of b ...
(CID). He joined the force in 1850 and eventually became Chief Constable.Stewart Evans and Donald Rumbelow (2006) ''Jack the Ripper: Scotland Yard Investigates'': 19
Williamson was buried in Brookwood Cemetery
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in Surrey
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.
In the television film
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s ''The Suspicions of Mr Whicher
''The Suspicions of Mr Whicher'' is a British series of television films made by Hat Trick Productions for ITV, written by Helen Edmundson and Neil McKay. It stars Paddy Considine in the title role of detective inspector Jack Whicher of the Met ...
'' (2011) and ''The Suspicions of Mr Whicher II
''The Suspicions of Mr Whicher'' is a British series of television films made by Hat Trick Productions for ITV, written by Helen Edmundson and Neil McKay. It stars Paddy Considine in the title role of detective inspector Jack Whicher of the Met ...
'' (2013) he was played by William Beck.
In the Steampunk book series ''The Guild Chronicles'' by J.M. Bannon Williamson is used as a character. The prequel to the series is titled "The Untold Tales of Dolly Williamson and is a fictional story of the detective's involvement in solving a crime with a supernatural killer.
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Williamson, Adolphus Metropolitan Police chief officers 1830 births 1889 deaths Burials at Brookwood Cemetery