Samuel J. Dickson (1867–1964) was
chief
Chief may refer to:
Title or rank
Military and law enforcement
* Chief master sergeant, the ninth, and highest, enlisted rank in the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Space Force
* Chief of police, the head of a police department
* Chief of the boa ...
of the
Toronto Police Department from 1920 to 1928.
Dickson was born in
Ireland in 1867. His family moved to
Canada during his early life. During the 1890s, Dickson enrolled in the Toronto Police Department. Thirty years after joining the Toronto Police Department, he was promoted to
chief constable and became the 10th chief of police in 1920 until 1928, when he retired.
References
1867 births
1964 deaths
Toronto police chiefs
Irish emigrants to Canada (before 1923)
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