Percy Sherwood (police officer) explained

Colonel Sir Arthur Percy Sherwood, (March 18, 1854 – October 15, 1940) was the Commissioner of Police of the Dominion Police in Canada.^[1]

Percy Sherwood was born in Ottawa and educated at the Ottawa Grammar School. ^[2]

Sherwood was instrumental in the development of intelligence and security in Canada in the late 19th century through the early 20th century.^[3] He was appointed Deputy Sheriff of Carleton County, June, 1877; Chief of Police of the City of Ottawa, April 05, 1879: Superintendent of Dominion Police, October, 1882 ; and Commissioner of same, November, 1885. Chief Commissioner of Dominion Police (1885-1919).

Sherwood served in the militia of Canada with the Governor General's Foot Guards and eventually commanding the 43rd Duke of Cornwall's Own Rifles.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Book: Who's who in Canada, Volumes 6-7. 1914. International Press Limited. 526.
2. Lisgar Alumni Association. A History of the Ottawa Collegiate Institute, 1843-1903. 1904.
3. Book: Ross, David. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police 1873-1987. limited. 1988. Osprey Publishing. 0-85045-834-X. 48.
4. Book: Chambers, Ernest J.. A regimental history of the Forty-third Regiment, active militia of Canada. 1903. E.L. Ruddy. Canada. 82.