Hussey Chomley | |
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| 4th Chief Commissioner of Victoria Police | |
| In office 6 March 1882 – 27 March 1902[1] | |
| Preceded by | Frederick Standish |
| Succeeded by | Thomas O'Callaghan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Hussey Malone Chomley 8 August 1832 Dublin, Ireland |
| Died | 12 July 1906 (aged 73) Armadale, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation | Police 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]
- ^ "RETIREMENT OF MR. H. M. CHOMLEY". Argus. 29 March 1902. p. 13. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Haldane, Robert (2018). The People's Force. Melbourne: Melbourne University Publishing. ISBN 978-0522873351.