Charles Howard (police officer)
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Sir Andrew Charles Howard KCB
(died 11 June 1909), known as Sir Charles Howard, was the third Assistant Commissioner (Executive)
of the London
Metropolitan Police
, serving in the post from 1890 to 1902. He was the first career police officer to be appointed an Assistant Commissioner.
Howard came from Ringmore, Devon
. He was commissioned into the East India Company
's army and served with Rattray's Sikhs throughout the Indian Mutiny. He then served with the police in Bengal
. He was chief of police of Monghyr and Patna
from 1864 to 1867, when he returned to England
. He was one of the first four men appointed to the new rank of District Superintendent
in the Metropolitan Police on 25 February 1869. On 22 October 1886 this rank was renamed Chief Constable
.
He was appointed to the post of Assistant Commissioner on 22 June 1890. He retired on 29 September 1902. In the King's Birthday Honours later the same year he was appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath
(KCB), having been appointed a Companion of the Order (CB) in 1894 and knighted
in 1897.
Howard married Emily Emma Montgomery (later Dame Emma Howard) in 1871. She died on 26 February 1929.
Order of the Bath
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(died 11 June 1909), known as Sir Charles Howard, was the third Assistant Commissioner (Executive)
Assistant Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis
Assistant Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis, usually just Assistant Commissioner , is the third highest rank in London's Metropolitan Police, ranking below Deputy Commissioner and above Deputy Assistant Commissioner. There are usually four officers in the rank...
of the London
London
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Metropolitan Police
Metropolitan police
Metropolitan Police is a generic title for the municipal police force for a major metropolitan area, and it may be part of the official title of the force...
, serving in the post from 1890 to 1902. He was the first career police officer to be appointed an Assistant Commissioner.
Howard came from Ringmore, Devon
Devon
Devon is a large county in southwestern England. The county is sometimes referred to as Devonshire, although the term is rarely used inside the county itself as the county has never been officially "shired", it often indicates a traditional or historical context.The county shares borders with...
. He was commissioned into the East India Company
British East India Company
The East India Company was an early English joint-stock company that was formed initially for pursuing trade with the East Indies, but that ended up trading mainly with the Indian subcontinent and China...
's army and served with Rattray's Sikhs throughout the Indian Mutiny. He then served with the police in Bengal
Bengal
Bengal is a historical and geographical region in the northeast region of the Indian Subcontinent at the apex of the Bay of Bengal. Today, it is mainly divided between the sovereign land of People's Republic of Bangladesh and the Indian state of West Bengal, although some regions of the previous...
. He was chief of police of Monghyr and Patna
Patna
Paṭnā , is the capital of the Indian state of Bihar and the second largest city in Eastern India . Patna is one of the oldest continuously inhabited places in the world...
from 1864 to 1867, when he returned to England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. He was one of the first four men appointed to the new rank of District Superintendent
District Superintendent
District Superintendent may be:*District Superintendent *A rank in the London Metropolitan Police in use from 1869 to 1886, when it was renamed Chief Constable...
in the Metropolitan Police on 25 February 1869. On 22 October 1886 this rank was renamed Chief Constable
Chief Constable
Chief constable is the rank used by the chief police officer of every territorial police force in the United Kingdom except for the City of London Police and the Metropolitan Police, as well as the chief officers of the three 'special' national police forces, the British Transport Police, Ministry...
.
He was appointed to the post of Assistant Commissioner on 22 June 1890. He retired on 29 September 1902. In the King's Birthday Honours later the same year he was appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath
Order of the Bath
The Most Honourable Order of the Bath is a British order of chivalry founded by George I on 18 May 1725. The name derives from the elaborate mediæval ceremony for creating a knight, which involved bathing as one of its elements. The knights so created were known as Knights of the Bath...
(KCB), having been appointed a Companion of the Order (CB) in 1894 and knighted
Knight Bachelor
The rank of Knight Bachelor is a part of the British honours system. It is the most basic rank of a man who has been knighted by the monarch but not as a member of one of the organised Orders of Chivalry...
in 1897.
Howard married Emily Emma Montgomery (later Dame Emma Howard) in 1871. She died on 26 February 1929.