William J. McCormack | |
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Chief of the Metropolitan Toronto Police | |
In office 1989–1995 | |
Preceded by | Jack Marks |
Succeeded by | David Boothby |
Personal details | |
Born | Mauritius | 21 February 1933
Died | 8 September 2016 | (aged 83)
Nationality | British Canadian |
Relations | William McCormack Sr - father Margaret Moylan - mother |
Alma mater | Mill Meece Police Training School Atlantic College, Dublin |
Occupation | police officer |
Profession | marine radio officer, colonial police officer |
William Joseph McCormack (21 February 1933 – 8 September 2016) was Chief of Police of the Metro Toronto Police from 1989 to 1995. He succeeded Jack Marks. Earlier in his life McCormack was a marine radio operator and British colonial police officer before coming to Canada in the late 1950s.
McCormack was born in Beau-Bassin, Mauritius, then went on to graduate from Atlantic College in Dublin in 1951. [1] McCormack went to sea and as a civilian employee of the Marconi International Marine Communication Limited aboard British Merchant Navy ships where he served as a radio officer on several ships. [1]
He was the son of British Colonial Police colonel William McCormack who was decorated with an MBE by the King for his work with prison reform and children's polio. [1]
The younger McCormack served as a Constable in Bermuda Police Force from 1955 to 1959 [1] before coming to Canada and joining the Metropolitan Toronto Police. Before becoming chief of police, he spent a number of years as a homicide detective in Toronto. Following his retirement, he detailed his experiences and some of his notable cases in a co-authored book. [2]
He had five children, four of whom later became police officers. Michael is the former president of the Toronto Police Association, leaving that position in 2020., [3] Kathy is an OPP sergeant, and Jamie is a Toronto police detective. A son also named William resigned from his post as a plainclothes Toronto police officer in 2009 following an internal misconduct investigation; [4] criminal charges for soliciting and accepting bribes in that regard were subsequently stayed for 6 years of excessive delays by Crown prosecution, with the judge laying blame on the lead police investigator. [5] [6]
In 2007, he joined other former Toronto chiefs, including David Boothby, Jack Marks and Julian Fantino at a 50th anniversary celebration of the Toronto Police Service at the headquarters building. [7] [8] McCormack died on 8 September 2016 at the age of 83. [9] [10]
William J. McCormack | |
---|---|
Chief of the Metropolitan Toronto Police | |
In office 1989–1995 | |
Preceded by | Jack Marks |
Succeeded by | David Boothby |
Personal details | |
Born | Mauritius | 21 February 1933
Died | 8 September 2016 | (aged 83)
Nationality | British Canadian |
Relations | William McCormack Sr - father Margaret Moylan - mother |
Alma mater | Mill Meece Police Training School Atlantic College, Dublin |
Occupation | police officer |
Profession | marine radio officer, colonial police officer |
William Joseph McCormack (21 February 1933 – 8 September 2016) was Chief of Police of the Metro Toronto Police from 1989 to 1995. He succeeded Jack Marks. Earlier in his life McCormack was a marine radio operator and British colonial police officer before coming to Canada in the late 1950s.
McCormack was born in Beau-Bassin, Mauritius, then went on to graduate from Atlantic College in Dublin in 1951. [1] McCormack went to sea and as a civilian employee of the Marconi International Marine Communication Limited aboard British Merchant Navy ships where he served as a radio officer on several ships. [1]
He was the son of British Colonial Police colonel William McCormack who was decorated with an MBE by the King for his work with prison reform and children's polio. [1]
The younger McCormack served as a Constable in Bermuda Police Force from 1955 to 1959 [1] before coming to Canada and joining the Metropolitan Toronto Police. Before becoming chief of police, he spent a number of years as a homicide detective in Toronto. Following his retirement, he detailed his experiences and some of his notable cases in a co-authored book. [2]
He had five children, four of whom later became police officers. Michael is the former president of the Toronto Police Association, leaving that position in 2020., [3] Kathy is an OPP sergeant, and Jamie is a Toronto police detective. A son also named William resigned from his post as a plainclothes Toronto police officer in 2009 following an internal misconduct investigation; [4] criminal charges for soliciting and accepting bribes in that regard were subsequently stayed for 6 years of excessive delays by Crown prosecution, with the judge laying blame on the lead police investigator. [5] [6]
In 2007, he joined other former Toronto chiefs, including David Boothby, Jack Marks and Julian Fantino at a 50th anniversary celebration of the Toronto Police Service at the headquarters building. [7] [8] McCormack died on 8 September 2016 at the age of 83. [9] [10]