James Stitt

James Stitt

High Constable of the Toronto Police Department
In office 1836–1836
Preceded by	George Kingsmill
Succeeded by	George Kingsmill
Personal details
Born	1804 Ireland
Died	1891 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Nationality	Irish, Canadian
Occupation	businessman
Religion	Protestant

James Stitt (1804—November 23, 1891) was High Constable of Toronto. He was born in Ireland in 1804 and emigrated to Canada around 1830. In 1836, he was appointed High Constable of Toronto and served for one year. He subsequently entered the cartage business.

He was appointed a customs officer in Toronto in 1850 and held that position until 1874.^[1]

References

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Chiefs of the Toronto Police Service

Higgins Kingsmill Stitt Kingsmill Allen Sherwood Prince F. C. Draper Grasett Dickson D. Draper Chisholm Mackey Adamson Ackroyd Marks McCormack Boothby Fantino Boyd Blair Saunders

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