John Nelson Partridge

John Nelson Partridge (1838 – April 8, 1920) was the Police Commissioner for Brooklyn and Fire Commissioner for Brooklyn in the 1880s before the merger into New York City. He was the New York Superintendent of Public Works, and the New York City Police Commissioner from 1902 to 1903.[1][2]

  1. ^ "General Greene In Police Department". Baltimore American. December 24, 1902. Retrieved 2011-05-01. Francis Vinton Greene was this afternoon appointed commissioner of police by Mayor Low to succeed Col. John Partridge when the latter retires from office on ...
  2. ^ "Police Commissioner Partridge Resigns. Says He Needs Rest and Intimates He Is Tired of Criticism. City Club Was to Have Demanded His Removal. Some of Those Mentioned as Likely to Succeed Him". New York Times. December 13, 1902. Retrieved 2011-05-01. Col. John N. Partridge, Commissioner of Police, yesterday tendered his resignation to take effect Jan. 1, 1903. It has been informally accepted by Mayor Low, who states that thus far no successor has been determined upon