Harry S. Toy
American judge (1892–1955)
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Harry S. Toy (1892 – September 9, 1955) was an American politician, prosecutor, and judge.
Harry S. Toy | |
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Toy in 1937 | |
| 19th Commissioner of the Detroit Police Department | |
| In office January 1, 1948 – January 2, 1950 | |
| Preceded by | John F. Ballenger |
| Succeeded by | George F. Boos |
| Justice of the Michigan Supreme Court | |
| In office 1935–1937 | |
| Preceded by | Nelson Sharpe |
| Succeeded by | Bert D. Chandler |
| Michigan Attorney General | |
| In office 1935 | |
| Governor | Frank Fitzgerald |
| Preceded by | Patrick H. O'Brien |
| Succeeded by | David H. Crowley |
| Wayne County Prosecutor | |
| In office 1930–1935 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1892 |
| Died | 1955 (age 63) |
| Party | Republican |
| Occupation | Politician, prosecutor, judge |
He served as Wayne County prosecutor (1930–1935), Michigan attorney general (1935), and a justice of the Michigan Supreme Court (1935–1937).
In November 1936, Toy, a Republican, was defeated for reelection to the Michigan Supreme Court by Democrat Bert D. Chandler, by a vote of 862,147 to 755,227.[1] Toy later served as the commissioner of the Detroit Police Department from 1948 through 1950.[2][3]
Both as a prosecutor and as police commissioner, Toy subscribed to McCarthyism and sought to root out and destroy communism, which Toy blamed for labor activism and various societal ills.[4]
Toy planned to run for Governor of Michigan,[3] but died of a heart attack at age 63 in Detroit.[5][6][7]
