William Stephen Devery

William Stephen Devery
BornJanuary 9, 1854
New York City, US
DiedJune 20, 1919(1919-06-20) (aged 65)
Far Rockaway, New York, US
Occupation(s)New York City Police Superintendent Later changed to Chief of Police
Baseball team owner
Children2
William S. Devery satirized in Harper's Weekly on September 6, 1902, by William Allen Rogers.

William Stephen Devery (January 9, 1854 – June 20, 1919), nicknamed "Big Bill". was the last superintendent of the New York City Police Department police commission and the first police chief in 1898.[1][2] Devery and Frank J. Farrell later co-owned the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball.

  1. ^ "The Squad Room". Retrieved June 14, 2007.
  2. ^ "The Last Police Chief". Retrieved March 25, 2010.