Arthur W. Wallander

Arthur William Wallander, Sr. was New [York City Police Commissioner] from 1945 to 1949. He was the only Police Commissioner to be retained by an incoming Mayor of [New York City].

Biography

He was born on February 3, 1892, in New York City to Eva Wallander of Sweden. He had a sister, Fanny I. Wallander. He was appointed as New [York City Police Commissioner] by Fiorello H. LaGuardia in 1945 and was asked to remain in office by William O'Dwyer when O'Dwyer became mayor. O'Dwyer had been trained by Wallander at the New York [City Police Academy].
He died on November 3, 1980, at the Putnam-Weaver Nursing Home in Greenwich, Connecticut.