Kenneth Oxford

Kenneth Oxford

Sir Kenneth Gordon Oxford CBE, QPM (25 June 1924 - 23 November 1998) was a senior British police officer. He was chief constable of Merseyside Police from 1976 until 1989.

Early life

Kenneth Oxford was born in Camberwell, London and educated at the Caldecott School, Lambeth. He joined the Royal Air Force in 1942 and served with Bomber Command in south east Asia until 1947.

Police career

Oxford joined the Metropolitan Police after leaving the RAF and within six months was promoted to detective with the CID. In 1963 he took part as a junior officer, in the Profumo investigation, arresting Christine Keeler on suspicion of perjury and conspiracy to pervert the course of justice. Oxford was also the arresting officer who detained James Hanratty in 1962.

In 1969 Oxford joined Northumbria Police as assistant chief constable. He was appointed deputy chief constable of Merseyside Police in 1974, and became chief constable in 1976. Oxford was knighted in 1988, and retired from the force the following year.

References

* Oxford Dictionary of National Biography: Oxford, Sir Kenneth Gordon by Richard Hobbs

External links

* [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_19981126/ai_n14198840/pg_1?tag=artBody;col1 Obituary in "The Independent"]

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