Albert Kennedy Explained

Sir Albert Kennedy, KPM (11 May 1906 – 11 October 1991)[1] was a United Kingdom police officer who was Inspector-General of the Royal Ulster Constabulary from 1961[2] to 1969.[3]

He joined the force in 1924; and was promoted to District Inspector, 1936; County Inspector, 1951; Deputy Commissioner (Belfast), 1954; and Deputy Inspector General, 1957 before being given the top job.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Sir Albert Kennedy. The Times (London, England), Saturday, October 19, 1991; pg. 14; Issue 64115
  2. "The Crowned Harp: Policing Northern Ireland" Ellison,G/Smyth,J p23: London, Pluto Press, 2000
  3. http://www.royalulsterconstabulary.org/kennedy.htm RUC pen portrait
  4. ‘KENNEDY, Sir Albert (Henry)’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2016; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2014 ; online edn, April 2014 accessed 25 May 2016