Mr Alexander Weir was, in the management of the force under him, always judicious, always careful to promote merit when deserved, and always careful to see that the men under him were discharging their duties well. Mr Weir was the first Chief Constable of Kincardineshire Constabulary and held the office for forty-four years, retiring 28 November 1885. Upon his retirement, he was presented with a purse of sovereigns and an easy chair.

Mr Weir was born in the parish of Boharm, Banffshire, where his parents occupied a farm. In early life Mr Weir spent six years in the army, in which he gained the rank of Sergeant. He afterwards joined the Dundee Police Force, where he served with distinction for several years. Leaving that force with the rank of Sergeant, he was appointed to a like position in the Aberdeen Police Force, then commanded by Captain Barclay, who was styled Superintendent, the present arrangements and ranks of the police being unknown till 1857 when the General Police Act for Scotland was passed. Mr Weir, with the rank of Sergeant, occupied the second post, which was equivalent to that of Deputy Chief Constable today, and at that time crime was far worse in Aberdeen than after he retired. In 1841 Mr Weir was appointed by the Police Committee of Kincardineshire as Chief Constable of that county - an office he held with great acceptance and ability until 1885, when he retired on account of old age, a sum of £800 having been presented him by the county authorities in recognition of his valuable services.

Besides being Chief Constable, Mr Weir prosecuted offenders before the JP Courts under the Public Houses Acts and the Roads Acts, and was always held as a careful and painstaking official. During the formation of the Caledonian Railway through the county, necessitating a corresponding increase to the strength of the Police Force, Mr Weir's administrative abilities were well taxed.

Mr Charles George received a telegram from the King and Queen at Cowes conveying "sincere congratulations and best wishes for a very happy anniversary", on the occasion of his diamond wedding anniversary, 6 August 1933. Mr George had the distinction before retiring of holding the record for length of continuous service not only in Scotland, but, it was believed, in Great Britain.

The appointment carried with it a commencing salary of £400 rising to £500. Under Chief Constable Mitchell, the Kincardineshire Constabulary was in the forefront of policing with their own patrol cars and radio communication when other forces had been equipped with bicycles. Mr Mitchell continued as Chief Constable of Kincardineshire until it became part of Scottish North-Eastern Counties on 16 May 1949.