Neville Chamberlain (police officer)
British army officer and head of the Irish police force (1856–1944) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sir Neville Francis Fitzgerald Chamberlain KCB KCVO KStJ KPM (13 January 1856 – 28 May 1944) was an officer in the British Indian Army. He was later Inspector-General of the Royal Irish Constabulary, and resigned in the aftermath of the 1916 Easter Rising in Ireland. He is credited with having invented the game of snooker while serving in Jubbulpore (Jabalpur), India, in 1875.
This article is about the British Army officer and head of the Irish police force. For the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, see Neville Chamberlain.
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Neville Chamberlain | |
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Born | (1856-01-13)13 January 1856 Birmingham, England |
Died | 28 May 1944(1944-05-28) (aged 88) Ascot, England |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | Indian Army |
Years of service | 1873–1901 |
Rank | Colonel |
Battles/wars | Second Anglo-Afghan War |
Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order |
Spouse(s) |
Mary Henrietta Hay
(m. 1886; died 1936) |
Other work | Inspector-General, Royal Irish Constabulary |
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