Arthur W. Wallander
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|name = Arthur William Wallander, Sr.
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|office = New York City Police Commissioner
|term_start = 1945
|term_end = 1949
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|predecessor = Lewis Joseph Valentine
|successor = William P. O'Brien
|birth_date = {{Birth date|1892|2|3}}
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|death_date = {{Death date and age|1980|11|3|1892|2|3}}
|death_place = Putnam-Weaver Nursing Home
Greenwich, Connecticut
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|appointed = Fiorello H. LaGuardia
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Arthur William Wallander, Sr. (February 3, 1892 - November 3, 1980) was New York City Police Commissioner from 1945 to 1949.{{cite news |title= O'Dwyer to Keep Wallander. Knew Him "When I Was Cop'. City's Mayor-Elect Hopes to Confer With La Guardia Before Taking Office |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1945/11/08/archives/odwyer-to-keep-wallander-knew-him-when-i-was-cop-citys-mayorelect.html |newspaper=The New York Times |date=November 8, 1945 |access-date=2011-05-02 }} He was the only Police Commissioner to be retained by an incoming Mayor of New York City.{{cite news |title=Police Commissioner Says He Will Leave With His Mayor |url= https://www.nytimes.com/2001/08/18/nyregion/police-commissioner-says-he-will-leave-with-his-mayor.html |newspaper=The New York Times |date=August 18, 2001 |access-date=2011-05-03 }}
Biography
He was born on February 3, 1892, in New York City to Eva Wallander of Sweden. He had a sister, Fanny I. Wallander.Wallanders in the 1930 US census living in the Bronx He was appointed as New York City Police Commissioner by Fiorello H. LaGuardia in 1945 and was asked to remain in office by William O'Dwyer when O'Dwyer became mayor. O'Dwyer had been trained by Wallander at the New York City Police Academy.
He died on November 3, 1980, at the Putnam-Weaver Nursing Home in Greenwich, Connecticut.Connecticut Death Index. Name: Arthur W Wallander Sr Father's Surname: Wallander Death Date: 3 Nov 1980 Death Place: Greenwich, Connecticut Age: 88 Years Birth Place: New York Birth Date: 3 Feb 1892 Marital Status: Widowed Spouse: Emma State File #: 22837 Residence : Greenwich){{cite news |title=Arthur Wallander, Commissioner Of Police in New York City in 40's. Joined Force in 1914 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1980/11/05/archives/arthur-wallander-commissioner-of-police-in-new-york-city-in-40s.html |newspaper=The New York Times |date=November 5, 1980 |access-date=2011-05-02 }}
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Category:People from Greenwich, Connecticut