Herbert Dowbiggin
(1880-1966)
British colonial policeman in Ceylon 1913-1937
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Sir Herbert Layard Dowbiggin, CMG (26 December 1880 – 24 May 1966) was the eighth British colonial Inspector General of Police of British Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) from 1913 to 1937, the longest tenure of office of an Inspector General of Police (IGP). He was called the 'Father of Colonial Police'. He was knighted in 1931.
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26 December 1880 Ceylon
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24 May 1966 (aged 85)
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