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Chancellor, Alexander Richard, 1869 - 1959 (Inspector-General of Police)

 Person

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

 Fonds

Alexander Chancellor photographs

 Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3031J
Scope and Contents

Photographs of Alexander Richard Chancellor, C.B.E. (1869-1959). He served in the Highland Light Infantry 1893-1895, joined the Colonial Police and was posted to Barbados. In 1902 he accepted an offer to transfer to the Straits Settlements Police, being Chief Police Officer of Malacca from 1903-1905. He became Chief Police Officer of Singapore in 1907, Inspector-General in 1914 and retired in 1922.

Dates: 1903 - 1905
Conditions Governing Access: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
 Item

[A.R. Chancellor as Chief Police Officer, Melaka, about 1905], 1905

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3031J/1
Scope and Contents

550 x 200 mm. Half-length portrait.

Dates: 1905
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
 Item

[A.R. Chancellor as Chief Police Officer, Melaka, in 1903], 1903

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3031J/2
Scope and Contents

110 x 80 mm. Chancellor is seated in a one-horse carriage in front of a house, and a police constable stands in the background.

Dates: 1903
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).

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Malay Peninsula (peninsula) 2
Melaka (inhabited place) 2
Melaka (state) 2
West Malaysia (division (national)) 2