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Charles Rowan

Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Officials

British former army officer who served as first joint Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police Service alongside Richard Mayne, organizing the force's structure of divisions, sections and beats and enforcing its early standards of discipline. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Birth Year
1782 1
Sourced to the subject's own accountBirth year approximate (circa); the subject's own infobox gives it as c. 1782, with no exact date recorded.
Death YearSourced to the subject's own account
1852 1
BirthplaceSourced to the subject's own account
County Antrim, Ireland 1
Nationality
British 2
Nationality
Irish 2
Defining ContributionSourced to the subject's own account
Co-founded and organized the operational structure of the Metropolitan Police Service as its first joint Commissioner. 1
Connections

Institutions Founded

Rowan was first joint Commissioner alongside Robert Peel's appointee Richard Mayne, and organized the force's actual day-to-day operational structure.

Source Wikipedia: Charles Rowan
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Charles Rowan
  • As Commissioner section
    Rowan did, however, insist that his men were drilled and laid down the highest standards of conduct.
  • Infobox, birth date
    c. 1782
  • Infobox, death date
    (1852-05-08) 8 May 1852
  • Infobox, birthplace
    c. 1782 County Antrim
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2. Wikidata: Charles Rowan
Wikidata Q5082192, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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