Sir John Maxwell
CBE KPM
Chief Constable of Manchester City Police
In office
1927 – November 1942
Personal details
Born(1882-12-24)24 December 1882
Muirkirk, Ayrshire, Scotland
Died14 February 1968(1968-02-14) (aged 85)
NationalityBritish
OccupationPolice officer
Known forInvolvement in the Greenfield case

Sir John Maxwell CBE KPM (24 December 1882 – 14 February 1968[1]) was a British police officer.

Maxwell grew up in Muirkirk, Ayrshire.[1] He joined the Manchester City Police in 1901 and served as Chief Constable from 1927 to November 1942.[1] He was awarded the King's Police Medal (KPM) in the 1929 New Year Honours,[2] appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 1936 New Year Honours,[3] and knighted in the 1941 New Year Honours.[4]

Maxwell's involvement in the 1940/1941 Greenfield case over his dismissal of a fireman resulted in considerable negative publicity.

Footnotes

  1. 1 2 3 Biography, Who Was Who
  2. ↑ "No. 33472". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 March 1929. p. 1445.
  3. ↑ "No. 34238". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 1935. p. 9.
  4. ↑ "No. 35029". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 1940. pp. 1–2.

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