Franklin McQuaide

Franklin T. McQuaide
Born September 2, 1887
Limerick section of Pittsburgh, PA
Died June 21, 1954

Police career

Department Pittsburgh Police
Years of service 1907 -1944 (Pittsburgh Police)
Rank - Chief
1933-1934
1936-1939
Other work Head of Homicide
1939-1944

Franklin T. McQuaide (September 2, 1887 - June 21, 1954) was a longtime Pittsburgh Police leader, who served as Pittsburgh Police Chief from 1933 until 1934 and again from Summer 1936-Spring 1939. He was then the head of the homicide division from 1939 until his retirement in 1944 when he became the Chief of Police at Kennywood, an amusement park in neighboring West Mifflin, Pennsylvania.

Before becoming chief, McQuaide joined the force as a detective in 1907. He also worked as the head of security at the William Penn Hotel and ran the McQuaide Detective Agency, founded by his father, Thomas A.McQuaide, from 1928 until he was chosen as Pittsburgh Police Chief in 1933. McQuaide lived with his wife, Eleanor Joyce McQuaide, and their nine children in the Mount Washington (Pittsburgh) neighborhood of Pittsburgh.

See also

Legal offices
Preceded by
Peter P. Walsh
Jacob Dorsey		 Pittsburgh Police Chief
1933-1934
1936-1939 		Succeeded by
Ben R. Marshall
Harvey J. Scott

References

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