Inverness Burgh Police

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Although law enforcement of a kind had been present in the Royal Burgh of Inverness since time immemorial, by 1827 the Inverness Courier complained of the lack of an efficient police. The Town Council from then on made use of the services of the Town Serjeants (correct spelling) to enforce the law, with in 1843 one Serjeant in overall charge, and the other two on duty within the Town during the day. A body of six watchmen patrolled the Burgh at night.

In 1840 the County of Inverness-shire (excluding the Burgh) set up its own police, the Inverness-shire Constabulary, and in 1841 the Inverness Burgh Police staff were absorbed. This arrangement existed until 1847 when the Royal Burgh set up its own Police, authority to do so being contained in a local Act of Parliament.

The first Superintendent of Inverness Burgh Police was David Anderson, appointed on 4 September 1847. The Force merged again with Inverness-shire Constable on 16.11.1968 to form the Inverness Constabulary.

Chief Officers (Superintendent, then Chief Constable from 1892):-

04.09.1847 - 03.05.1854 DAVID ANDERSON 
31.07.1854 - 13.05.1872 JOHN SUTHERLAND 
16.06.1872 - 08.01.1880 THOMAS WYNESS
25.02.1880 - 30.04.1908 JOHN MACDONALD 
04.06.1908 - 31.12.1935 JOHN MACNAUGHTON
26.01.1936 - 19.10.1942 ALEXANDER NEVILLE 
01.05.1942 - 10.01.1943 WILLIAM J DALGLEISH (Inspector, Deputy Chief Constable)
11.01.1943 - 10.08.1946 JAMES STEWART 
07.08.1944 - 16.05.1949 ANDREW MELDRUM (Acting Chief Constable, 07.08.1944 - 10.08.1946) 
16.05.1949 - 18.08.1962 WILLIAM PATERSON (Acting Chief Constable, 16.05.1949 - 14.03.1950)
19.08.1962 - 03.02.1963 ALASDAIR MACBEAN (Acting Chief Constable)
04.02.1963 - 15.11.1968 THOMAS SORLEY (CC)

Mr William Paterson was the only member of the force to rise through the ranks within the force to Chief Constable.

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