Lewis Joseph Valentine | |
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.jpg) “Muss ‘em Up” Valentine in June 1935 | |
| New York City Police Commissioner | |
| In office 1934–1945 | |
| Appointed by | Fiorello H. LaGuardia |
| Preceded by | John Francis O'Ryan |
| Succeeded by | Arthur William Wallander |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1882-03-19)March 19, 1882 Brooklyn, New York |
| Died | December 16, 1946(1946-12-16) (aged 64) New York City |
Lewis Joseph Valentine (March 19, 1882 – December 16, 1946) was theNew York City Police Commissioner from 1934 to 1945, under MayorFiorello H. LaGuardia during theMurder, Inc. era. He was the author of an autobiographyNight stick: The autobiography of Lewis J. Valentine.[1] He was Police Commissioner of New York for eleven years, longer than any other previous person in that position.[2]Time magazine credited him with cleaning up the department so that New York City had one of the most honest police departments in the nation.[3]
After New York, he advised theTokyo Police Force.[4]
He was born on March 19, 1882. Valentine joined theNew York Police Department in 1903, at age 21.[3] He specialized in combatting police corruption attracting the attention ofMayor LaGuardia who appointed him as the city's police commissioner in 1934.[5] He died on December 16, 1946.[2]
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| Preceded by | NYPD Commissioner 1934–1945 | Succeeded by |
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