Sir Herbert Layard Dowbiggin | |
|---|---|
| 8th Inspector General of Police (Sri Lanka) | |
| In office 1913–1937 | |
| Preceded by | Ivor Edward David |
| Succeeded by | Philip Norton Banks |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 December 1880 Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) |
| Died | 24 May 1966 Milden, Suffolk[1] |
| Profession | Police officer |
Sir Herbert Layard Dowbiggin CMG (26 December 1880 – 24 May 1966) was the eighth British colonial Inspector General of Police of Ceylon from 1913[2] to 1937, the longest tenure of office of an Inspector General of Police (IGP). He was called the 'Father of Colonial Police'. He was knighted in 1931.