Percy Sherwood (police officer), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Canadian police chief
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Place of Birth: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
About Percy Sherwood (police officer)
- Colonel Sir Arthur Percy Sherwood, (March 18, 1854 – October 15, 1940) was the Commissioner of Police of the Dominion Police in Canada.Percy Sherwood was born in Ottawa and educated at the Ottawa Grammar School.
- Sherwood was instrumental in the development of intelligence and security in Canada in the late 19th century through the early 20th century.
- He was appointed Deputy Sheriff of Carleton County, June, 1877; Chief of Police of the City of Ottawa, April, 1870: Superintendent of Dominion Police, October, 1882 ; and Commissioner of same, November, 1885.
- Chief Commissioner of Dominion Police (1885-1919). Sherwood served in the militia of Canada with the Governor General's Foot Guards and eventually commanding the 43rd Duke of Cornwall's Own Rifles.
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