Joseph Simpson (police officer)

Sir Joseph Simpson
Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis
In office
1 September 1958 – 20 March 1968
MonarchElizabeth II
Prime MinisterHarold Macmillan
Alec Douglas-Home
Harold Wilson
Preceded bySir John Nott-Bower
Succeeded bySir John Waldron
Personal details
Born(1909-06-26)26 June 1909
Dawley, Shropshire, England
Died20 March 1968(1968-03-20) (aged 58)
Roehampton, London, England
Spouse
Elizabeth May Bowler
(m. 1936)
Children2 sons
ProfessionPolice officer

Sir Joseph Simpson KBE KPFSM (26 June 1909 – 20 March 1968), commonly known as Joe Simpson to his officers, was Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis, the head of the London Metropolitan Police, from 1958 to 1968. He was the first Commissioner who began his police career as an ordinary constable.