Alexander Galloway (police)
Los Angeles Chief of Police (1847–1915)
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Alexander Galloway (January 18, 1847 – August 24, 1915) served as the chief of police for the Los Angeles Police Department from February 14, 1910, to January 2, 1911, a tenure lasting 10 months and 21 days.[1][2] He is remembered as one of a series of "inexperienced, non-professional chiefs".[3] During his time in office he gave Alice Stebbin Wells her first police badge, making her one of the first policewomen in the world.[4]
Alexander Galloway | |
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| Born | January 18, 1847 Glasgow, Scotland |
| Died | August 24, 1915 (aged 68) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
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| Country | United States |
| Department | Los Angeles Police Department |
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Born 1847 in Glasgow, Scotland, he immigrated to Montreal, Canada, with his family when he was a boy.[1][5] Galloway later pursued a career on the railroad industry, ending his transportation-industry career with the Southern Pacific Railway.[1] Galloway was succeeded as chief of police by Charles E. Sebastian, who would later serve as the mayor of Los Angeles. Galloway died in Los Angeles on August 24, 1915.[6]
