Francis Collier Draper (March 3, 1837 in

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– July 25, 1894) was Chief Constable of Toronto beginning 16 January 1874.

Family and education

He was the son of

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, Solicitor General, Chief Justice and head of the

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for some years. His mother was Augusta White. He married twice, first to Mary Catherine Baines (died 1872) the daughter of

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, Secretary of the Clergy Corporation, and had a child, Mary Augusta Catherine Draper. His second wife was Elsie, widow of Henry Routh. There were no children of the second marriage. Draper was educated at

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and

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in Troy, N.Y.

Career

He was called to the bar in 1867. He was a Major in The Queen's Own Rifles and an active sportsman. Draper was also a freemason and served as registrar of the provincial grand lodge. Draper became

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of Toronto on 16 January 1874. He continued in this role for 12 years resigning only due to ill health.

References

Biography at the ''Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online''
1837 births 1894 deaths Toronto police chiefs Burials at St. James Cemetery, Toronto Upper Canada College alumni Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute alumni {{law-enforcement-bio-stub