John McClintock (police commissioner)

Captain John McClintock (1874-?), was the deputy Police Commissioner of New York City.

Biography

John was born in 1874 to Emory McClintock of the Mutual Life Insurance Company. He attended Berkeley School and later Columbia University and the New York University School of Law.[1]

His United States Army service began in the Spanish American War.[1]

Frank Swett Black appointed him a major in the 203rd New York Volunteers. He was appointed by Douglas Imrie McKay as a First Deputy Police Commissioner of New York City on February 1, 1914.[1]

He resigned on December 15, 1914 in the aftermath of the killing of Barnet Baff.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Capt. John McClintock Made First Deputy". New York Times. February 1, 1914. Retrieved 2010-08-23.
  2. ↑ "Shift in Deputy Commissioners". New York Times. December 8, 1914. Retrieved 2010-08-23.
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