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Adolphus Frederick "Dolly" Williamson (1830 – 9 December 1889) was the first head of the Detective Branch of the Metropolitan Police and the first head of the Detective Branch's successor organisation, the
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(CID). He joined the force in 1850 and eventually became Chief Constable.Stewart Evans and Donald Rumbelow (2006) ''Jack the Ripper: Scotland Yard Investigates'': 19 Williamson was buried in
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in
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. In the
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s '' The Suspicions of Mr Whicher'' (2011) and '' The Suspicions of Mr Whicher II'' (2013) he was played by William Beck. In the Steampunk book series ''The Guild Chronicles'' by J.M. Bannon, Williamson is used as a character. The prequel to the series is titled "The Untold Tales of Dolly Williamson" and is a fictional story of the detective's involvement in solving a crime with a supernatural killer.


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{{DEFAULTSORT:Williamson, Adolphus Chief Constables in the Metropolitan Police 1830 births 1889 deaths Burials at Brookwood Cemetery