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Chief Thomas E. Hawley
THE WORLD'S
LONGEST
SERVING CHIEF OF POLICE
"38 cal. S&W Model 10"
"Presentation Revolver"
- mfg. 1920 -
One-of-a-Kind
Law Enforcement Treasures
$18,500
This RARE Smith & Wesson Revolver was
presented to Thomas E. Hawley upon his "record serving"
retirement as Police Chief of Green Bay, Wisconsin.
Thomas E. Hawley served as the Chief of Police in
Green Bay, Wisconsin from from August 17, 1897 until June o1, 1946,
serving just shy of 49 years.
Presented
by E.
P. Cunningham
to
T. E. Hawley
Chief
of Police
Green
Bay
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Wis -
In 2007
the Green Bay Police Department celebrated its 150th
Anniversary. Guinness World Book of Records issued an Official
Certificate
recognizing Thomas E. Hawley as the World's Longest Serving Chief of
Police.
Thomas
E. Hawley was recognized by Guinness
as having the longest tenure as Chief of Police. Thomas
E. Hawley was the son of Irish
immigrants. He was born in Green Bay, Wisconsin, in 1866.
When he was 27 years old, he became a Police Officer for the
City of Fort Howard. When the Cities of Green Bay and Fort
Howard consolidated, he continued with the newly combined
department.
Hawley
was with the new city department for slightly longer than two
years when he was promoted to Captain. Less than one year
later, on April 11, 1899, he was promoted to Chief of Police. His
successful career in law enforcement spanned 53 years, with
49 of
those years being chief. His service as chief of Green Bay Police
took him from the turn of the century, through the Great
Depression, through World War I and World War II, and beyond, retiring on
May 31, 1946, at the age of 80 years old.
Included with the Hawley
Presentation Revolver is the T. E. Hawley, Green Bay Chief of Police
"Gold Shield" and the Chief Thomas E. Hawley name tag. This One-of-a-Kind badge is
just as rare as the gun
itself.
........ A true
One-of-a-Kind piece of History........
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