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Albert Kennedy

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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]

References

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  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 ISBN 0-7453-1398-1
  3. ^ 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