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Pittsburgh Police Chief
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The Pittsburgh Police Chief is the head of the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police, appointed by the Mayor of Pittsburgh. The Chief is a civilian administrator, and was historically referred to as the Police Superintendent as well as Chief, both titles having the same authority and meaning.

Chiefs

No. Chief Appointed by Start End Notes
1 Matthew J. Green mayor 1868 1869 [][][]
2 Robert Hague Brush 1869 1872 [][][][]
3 John Irwin Blackmore 1872 1875 [][][][]
4 James McCandless McCarthy 1875 1876 [][][][]
5 W.M. Hartzell McCarthy 1876 1877 [][][][]
6 Philip Demmel McCarthy 1877 1878 [][][][]
7 Robert Hague Liddell 1878 1879 [][][][]
8 J.P. Hersel Lyon 1881 1883
9 G.L. Braun or L.G. Brown Fulton 1884 1884 [][][][]
10 T.A. Blackmore Fulton 1885 1886 [1] was a "viewer" clerk in 1892[][][]
11 Nathan S. Brokaw Fulton 1887 1887 [2] died 1893 [][][]
1 mayor [][][][]
1 mayor [][][][]
1 mayor [][][][]
1 mayor [][][][]
12 Roger O'Mara McCallin 1889 (Feb23-Mar10) 1896 (March 6) [3] aug. 1892, [4] June 24, 1894 was arrested with Public Safety Dir.[5] makes 2,400/year []
13 AH Leslie Ford 1896 (August 1) 1901 (October 1) [6] Jul 1 1899 [7] Jul 8 1901 or before [8]
14 Soloman Coulson Diehl 1900 [9][10] was asst. super jul 1899; [][]
15 AH Leslie Ford 1896 (August 1) 1901 (October 1) [11] Jul 1 1899 [12] Jul 8 1901 or before [13]
16 Gamble Weir mayor 1901? [][][][]
17 Roger O'Mara Diehl 1901 (Jan 14) 1901 (Sep 10) [][][][]
1 mayor [][][][]
1 mayor [][][][]
1 mayor [][][][]
18 McAleese mayor by Feb. 3 1902 [14] [15][16] moms obit, became jail warden then moved to Lawrence Co.[17] lived in Fay, Lawrence Co.[]
19 John P. McTighe Brown march 5 1903 was under consideration [18] [19][20][21] hats, 400 officers []
20 Bernard McStay Hays early 1904 1904 (April 30)[22] [23][][][]
21 Alexander W. "Buck" Wallace Hays 1904 (April 30) [24] June 1906 was out [25] [26][27] ran for alderman 1908 [28] big bio, [29] ran a saloon!, [30] lived with sister & denied pay cause "out of towner", [31] brother died aug. 1904
22 Thomas A. McQuaide Guthrie 1906 1914 [32] [33] joined 1886 chief of detectives 1903, chief 1906-? 3 mayors [34][35] 1911
23 Noble Matthews Armstrong 1914 1918 [36]
24 Robert J. Alderdice Babcock 1918 [37] 1921 [38] [39][40]

[41] Jan 1919

25 Davis Babcock 1919 (September 28) 1921?
26 Thomas F. Carroll Babcock 1921 (June 11?) 1921 (August 17?) [42][43]
27 John C. Calhoun Magee 1922 (April 13) 1922 (September 5) [44]
28 Edward N. Jones Magee 1923 (June 17) 1923 (November) [45]
29 Edward J. Brophy Magee 1923 (November 18) 1926 (Spring) [46]
30 Peter Paul Walsh Kline 1926 (Spring) 1933 (April 15) [47] [48] [49] [50][51]
31 Franklin T. McQuaide Herron 1933 (April 15) 1934 (January)
32 Ben R. Marshall McNair 1934 (January) 1934 (September) [52] Joined 1909 [53][54]?
33 Jacob F. Dorsey* McNair 1934 (September) 1936 (Summer)
34 Franklin T. McQuaide Scully 1936 (Summer) 1939 (March 17) [55]
35 Harvey J. Scott Scully 1939 (March 17) 1952 (August 11) [56]
36 Henry Pieper* Lawrence 1952 (August 11) 1952 (August 13) [57][58]
37 James W. Slusser Lawrence 1952 (August 13) 1970 (January 5) [59][60][61][62]
38 Stephen A. Joyce Flaherty 1970 (January 5) 1971 (February 10) [63]
39 Robert E. Colville Flaherty 1971 (February 10) 1975 (March 1) [64]
40 Robert J. Coll Flaherty 1975 (March 1) 1986 (April 4) [65]
41 William Ward* Caliguiri 1986 (April 4) 1986 (April 21) [66]
42 William "Mugsy" Moore Caliguiri 1986 (April 21) 1987 (May 11) [67][68]
43 Donald Aubrecht* Caliguiri 1987 (May 11) 1987 (May 22) [69]
44 Ralph Pampena Caliguiri 1987 (May 22) 1990 (May 17) [70]
45 Mayer DeRoy Masloff 1990 (May 17) 1992 (June 15) [71][72]
46 Earl Buford♥ Masloff 1992 (June 15) 1995 (December 29) [73][74]
47 William E. Bochter*♥ Murphy 1995 (December 29) 1996 (April 2) [75]
48 Robert McNeilly♥ Murphy 1996 (April 2) 2006 (January 2) [76][77]
49 Dom Costa♥ O'Connor 2006 (January 2) 2006 (September 28) [78]
50 Earl Woodyard, Jr.* Ravenstahl 2006 (September 29) 2006 (October 31)
51 Nathan Harper♥ Ravenstahl 2006 (October 31) 2013 (February 20) [79]
52 Regina McDonald*♥ Ravenstahl 2013 (February 20) 2014 (September 15) [80]
53 Cameron McLay♥ Peduto 2014 (September 15) 2016 (November 8) [81]
54 Scott Schubert Peduto 2016 (November 8) Current [82]

♥ still living

Longest Tenure

  • 17 years, 145 days – James W. Slusser (1952–1970)
  • 13 years, 5 months – Harvey J. Scott (1939–1952)
  • 11 years, 34 days – Robert J. Coll (1975–1986)
  • 9 years, 275 days – Robert McNeilly (1996–2006)
  • 9 years – Thomas A. McQuaide (1906–1914)
  • 7 years – Peter Paul Walsh (1926–1933)
  • 7 years – Roger O'Mara (1889–1896)
  • 6 years, 112 days – Nathan Harper (2006–2013)
  • 5 years, 61 days – AH Leslie
  • 4 years, 19 days – Robert E. Colville (1971–1975)
  • 3 years, 197 days – Earl Buford (1992–1995)
  • 3 years, 6 months – Franklin T. McQuaide (1933, 1936–1939)
  • 2 years, 360 days – Ralph Pampena (1987–1990)

Public Safety Directors

Pittsburgh was required by a 1887 state law to have a Public Safety Director over all emergency responders.[1]

Police Commissioners

  • William J. Kane 1920 [134]

See also

References

  1. ^ http://flh.genealogy.com/gc/genealogy/books/results/image?urn=urn%3Aproquest%3AUS%3Bglhbooks%3BGenealogy-glh37930111%3B140%3B-1%3B&polarity=&scale=&jumptophysicalpage=139
  • [file:///C:/Users/Bunner/Downloads/2781-2627-1-PB%20(4).pdf]
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