List of commissioners of the Baltimore Police Department


Since 1920, the Baltimore Police Department has been led by a single commissioner. Prior to this, it was led by a multi-member board of commissioners.

Commissioners of the Baltimore Police Department

Presidents of the Board of Police Commissioners

Before 1920, the department was led by a multi-member Board of Police Commissioners. This board was led by a president.

Police commissioners since 1920

Board of Commissioners membership (1850–1920)

Timeline

List of members by name

The following is a list of all of those who served as members of the former board of commissioners. Periods as board president are also noted in itallics:
  • Daniel C. Ammidon –president December 28, 1914 – March 22, 1916
  • Alfred J. Carr
  • James E. Carr
  • C. Baker Clotworthy
  • George Colton -president March 15, 1881 – March 15, 1887
  • John W. Davis –chair March 14, 1870 – March 15, 1871
  • J. D. Ferguson
  • Edward H. Fowler
  • John Gill Jr.
  • Clarendon I. T. Gould
  • William H. B. Fusselbaugh -president March 15, 1871 – March 15, 1881
  • William H. Gatchell
  • Harry Gilmor
  • Daniel C. Heddinger –president March 15, 1897 – May 7, 1900
  • James R. Herbert
  • Samuel Hindes -president March 29, 1862 – November 15, 1866
  • Charles D. Hinks
  • Charles Howard -president 1850–1860
  • LeFevre Jarrett –president March 1867–March 14, 1870
  • William W. Johnson
  • Thomas Kelso
  • John R. Kelso
  • John C. Legg
  • James McEvoy –president December 31, 1913 – December 28, 1914
  • John Milroy
  • John T. Morris
  • Thomas W. Morse
  • Alfred S. Niles
  • Columbus O'Donnell
  • James H. Preston
  • John W. Randolph
  • Lawrason Riggs –president May 1, 1916–1920
  • Joseph Roberts
  • John Q. A. Robson
  • Peter Sauerwein
  • John B. Seidenstricker
  • Archibald Sterling Jr.
  • Edson M. Schryver –president March 15, 1887–March 15, 1897
  • Thomas J. Shryock
  • George A. Solter
  • Morris Ames Soper –president May 6, 1912–December 31, 1913
  • Peter E. Tome
  • Michael Warner
  • George R. Willis –president May 2, 1904–May 4, 1908
  • John B. A. Wheltle –president May 2, 1910–1912
  • Nicholas L. Wood -president 1850–1860
  • George M. Upshur –president 1900-1904
  • William T. Valiant
  • James Young

    Mayors that served as ex-officio members

  • John Hanson Thomas Jerome
  • John Smith Hollins
  • Samuel Hinks
  • Thomas Swann
  • George William Brown
  • John L. Chapman