Reminiscences of a chief constable
Chadwick, William1974
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William Chadwick was born at the Hague, near Mottram, in July 1822, into a family settled in Mottram for over 450 years. His father died when William was 5 and the boy had to earn his keep from the age of 8. After working a 13 hour day in Sidebottom's Mill in Broadbottom, he went to night school and to Sunday school to educate himself. He still found time to join the Mottram Band and the Singers. In 1851 he went to London to join the Metropolitan Police Force. After 2 years service in the slums of London, he left to join the Cheshire County Constabulary, and was stationed in Dukinfield. He later became Inspector of Ashton-under-Lyne Police force, and in 1862 was made Chief Constable of Stalybridge, a post he held until his retirement in 1899. He died in 1902, and was buried at Mottram.
Main title:
Reminiscences of a chief constable / William Chadwick, illustrated by R. Wallace Coop.
Imprint:
Longdendale Amenity Society, 1974.
ISBN:
0000034612 (invalid)
Dewey class:
363.2 CHA
Local class:
LOCAL HISTORYLocal History
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
2428366