Superintendents/Chief Constables (CC)
1840 – 1877
Supt. And CC Adam Colquhoun
1877 – 1878
CC H. Stuart Johnston* (CC Mid Lothian)
1878 – 1884
Captain David Munro, Chief Constable* (CC Mid Lothian)
1884 – 1884
Acting Chief Constable J. Gardiner**
1884 – 1894
Lieut. Col. Alexander Borthwick, Chief Constable* (CC Mid Lothian)
1894 – 1914
Lieut. Col Alex. Borthwick, Chief Constable***
1914 – 1950
Major Sholto Douglas, Chief Constable*
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*Indicates CCs were responsible for multiple separate constabularies.
** ACC J. Gardiner was in post from 3 June to 29 July 1884 until the appointment of Lieut. Col. Alexander Borthwick.
*** From 19 January 1894 to 16 May 1950, East, West and Mid Lothian Constabularies, along with Peebles, continued as separate forces but were administered by the same Chief Constable.
On 16 May 1950, East Lothian, Midlothian, West Lothian, and Peebles Constabularies, amalgamated to form Lothians & Peebles Constabulary under Chief Constable William Merrilees.
West Lothian Constabulary
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West Lothian Constabulary at Linlithgow Palace in March 1897
The roll of officers is shown below. The list runs from left to right in each row starting from the rear left.
Memory Lane
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