Hussey Chomley

Hussey Chomley
4th Chief Commissioner of Victoria Police
In office
6 March 1882 – 27 March 1902[1]
Preceded byFrederick Standish
Succeeded byThomas O'Callaghan
Personal details
Born
Hussey Malone Chomley

(1832-08-08)8 August 1832
Dublin, Ireland
Died12 July 1906(1906-07-12) (aged 73)
Armadale, Victoria, Australia
OccupationPolice officer

Hussey Malone Chomley (8 August 1832 – 12 July 1906) was an Irish-born police officer who joined the police force in the colony of Victoria in 1852, and served for fifty years, including twenty years as chief commissioner from 1882 to 1902.[2] He was the first chief commissioner to be appointed from the ranks of the police force itself.[3]

  1. ^ "RETIREMENT OF MR. H. M. CHOMLEY". Argus. 29 March 1902. p. 13. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  2. ^ Kimber, A. F. (1969). "Chomley, Hussey Malone (1832–1906)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol. 3. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  3. ^ Haldane, Robert (2018). The People's Force. Melbourne: Melbourne University Publishing. ISBN 978-0522873351.