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Sir Patrick Quinn
Born

Patrick Quinn


1855
Died9 June 1936(1936-06-09) (aged 80–81)
Police career
CountryUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland United Kingdom
Department Metropolitan Police Service
Service years1883–1918

Sir Patrick Quinn MVO KPM (1855 – 9 June 1936) was an Irish officer of the Metropolitan Police.[1]

Biography[edit]

Quinn was born in 1855, the third son of Timothy Quinn and Bridget Nalty of County Mayo. In 1883, he was attached to the Criminal Investigation Department at Scotland Yard, and to the Special Branch of the CID in 1887. From 1903, he was Superintendent of the Special Branch, and he retired on 31 December 1918.[citation needed]

During his time at Special Branch he was engaged in the suppression of anarchism, and attached for protection duty to the suites of all foreign sovereigns visiting the United Kingdom. As a result, he received a large number of foreign orders and decorations: he was an Officer of the Legion of Honour and an officier de l'Instruction Publique of France, a Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog of Denmark, of the Order of Vasa of Sweden, of the Order of St Olav of Norway, of the Order of St Stanislas of Russia, of the Order of the Redeemer of Greece,[2] of the Order of the Crown of Italy[3] and of the Order of Villa Viçosa of Portugal, a member of the first class of the Order of Military Merit of Spain[2] and of the fifth class of the Royal Victorian Order,[4] and was awarded the King's Police Medal.[5] Following his retirement he was knighted at Buckingham Palace on 18 March 1919.[6] Quinn lived at 28 Montserrat Road, SW15. He died at home in Putney on 9 June 1936.[1][2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Obituary: Sir Patrick Quinn". The Times. 10 June 1936. p. 9.
  • ^ a b c Who Was Who 1929–1940, p. 1114.
  • ^ "No. 31361". The London Gazette. 27 May 1919. p. 6509.
  • ^ "No. 28077". The London Gazette (Supplement). 9 November 1907. p. 7576.
  • ^ "No. 30451". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 January 1918. p. 84.
  • ^ "No. 31271". The London Gazette. 4 April 1919. p. 4415.
  • External links[edit]


    Police appointments
    Preceded by

    William Melville

    Head of Special Branch, Metropolitan Police
    1903–1918
    Succeeded by

    James McBrien


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