Hamilton Burgh Police
1855 — 19491958 — 1967
Hamilton Burgh Police was established in 1855 at which time its establishment was about 9 Officers. By 1900 this had increased to 32 Officers. Due to financial constraints the Force ceased to exist in 1949 and became part of Lanarkshire Constabulary.
In 1958 it again became a Burgh Force now with an establishment of 67 Officers. It remained a Burgh Force until 1967 when it amalgamated with Airdrie Burgh, Coatbridge Burgh and Motherwell & Wishaw Burgh to become part of Lanarkshire Constabulary once again. At that time the Force had 92 Officers.
The Burgh Coat of Arms has three silver coloured and pierced cinquefoils (a full faced flower with five petals and no stalk). Above the shield is a helmet and above that is a flat wreath upon which is a pierced cinquefoil. The motto is "SOLA NOBILITAT VIRTUS" (Virtue Alone Ennobles or Virtue Alone is Nobility). (Submitted by George Barnsley, lphs.org.uk)
Chief Constables
- 1859 — 1860 Alexander Scott
- 1860 — 1876 James S. Cullen
- 1876 — 1882 Cmdr Wallace B. McHardy
- 1882 — 1919 John Millar
- 1919 — 1922 John Clark
- 1922 — 1933 Charles Cheyne
- 1933 — 1949 Thomas G. Smith
- 1958 — 1967 Robert B. Gordon
Hamilton Burgh Police, 1910 (Submitted by George Barnsley, lphs.org.uk)
Hamilton Burgh Police, 1910 (Submitted by George Barnsley, lphs.org.uk)
Hamilton Burgh Police, 1910 (Submitted by George Barnsley, lphs.org.uk)
Hamilton Burgh Police, Clydesdale Street Police Women (Submitted by George Barnsley, lphs.org.uk)
Hamilton Burgh Police, Clydesdale Street Police Women (Submitted by George Barnsley, lphs.org.uk)
Hamilton Burgh Police, Clydesdale Street Police Women (Submitted by George Barnsley, lphs.org.uk)
