He rose through the ranks of the Home Office and was appointed an Assistant Secretary in 1913. During this time, he served as private secretary to both Thomas Cochrane (1903–1905) and Herbert Samuel (1905–1908) when they were Parliamentary Under-Secretaries of State at the Home Office. In 1911, he was appointed secretary of the Isle of Man Constitution Committee. An early motorist, from 1908 to 1913 he served as a Lieutenant in the Army Motor Reserve of Officers. He was also an enthusiastic mountaineer and member of the Alpine Club.
On 11 March 1914, Elliott was appointed Assistant Commissioner "A" of the Metropolitan Police, in charge of administration and uniformed policing. In 1918, he was appointed Assistant Commissioner "B" and became solely responsible for traffic, which was becoming an increasing problem in London. Elliott introduced one-way streets and traffic lights.[4] He was appointed Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) in the 1920 New Year Honours.[5]
On 6 November 1922, Elliott and his colleague, Assistant Commissioner Trevor Bigham, were sent a box of chocolate éclairs poisoned with arsenic. They were suspicious and did not eat them, and Walter Tatam, who had a history of mental problems, was later found guilty of attempted murder.
By 1931, Elliott's health had begun to fail (he was especially experiencing heart problems) and he retired early.
frank, elliott, police, officer, frank, louis, dumbell, elliott, september, 1874, march, 1939, assistant, commissioner, london, metropolitan, police, from, 1914, 1931, frank, elliottcbassistant, commissioner, police, metropolis, office, 1918, 1931assistant, co. Frank Louis Dumbell Elliott CB 11 September 1874 26 March 1939 was an Assistant Commissioner of the London Metropolitan Police from 1914 to 1931 Frank ElliottCBAssistant Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis B In office 1918 1931Assistant Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis A In office 11 March 1914 1918Personal detailsBornFrank Louis Dumbell Elliott 1874 09 11 11 September 1874Nynee Tal British IndiaDied26 March 1939 1939 03 26 aged 64 OccupationCivil servantElliott was born in Nynee Tal British India 1 the son of Sir Charles Elliott former Lieutenant Governor of Bengal and Louisa Jane Dumbell of Onchan Isle of Man daughter of George Dumbell 2 3 He was educated at Harrow School from 1888 and won a scholarship to Trinity College Cambridge in 1892 obtaining a first class degree in Classics in 1896 4 In 1898 he joined the Home Office In 1899 he married Mabel Murray they had a daughter and a son who became a solicitor He rose through the ranks of the Home Office and was appointed an Assistant Secretary in 1913 During this time he served as private secretary to both Thomas Cochrane 1903 1905 and Herbert Samuel 1905 1908 when they were Parliamentary Under Secretaries of State at the Home Office In 1911 he was appointed secretary of the Isle of Man Constitution Committee An early motorist from 1908 to 1913 he served as a Lieutenant in the Army Motor Reserve of Officers He was also an enthusiastic mountaineer and member of the Alpine Club On 11 March 1914 Elliott was appointed Assistant Commissioner A of the Metropolitan Police in charge of administration and uniformed policing In 1918 he was appointed Assistant Commissioner B and became solely responsible for traffic which was becoming an increasing problem in London Elliott introduced one way streets and traffic lights 4 He was appointed Companion of the Order of the Bath CB in the 1920 New Year Honours 5 On 6 November 1922 Elliott and his colleague Assistant Commissioner Trevor Bigham were sent a box of chocolate eclairs poisoned with arsenic They were suspicious and did not eat them and Walter Tatam who had a history of mental problems was later found guilty of attempted murder By 1931 Elliott s health had begun to fail he was especially experiencing heart problems and he retired early On 19 July 1932 Elliott by then living at Camp View near Wimbledon Common was appointed a Justice of the Peace for Surrey Footnotes edit India Select Births and Baptisms 1786 1947 1861 Isle of Man Census Isle of Man Select Marriages 1849 1911 a b Elliott Frank Louis Dumbell ELT893FL A Cambridge Alumni Database University of Cambridge No 31712 The London Gazette Supplement 30 December 1919 p 4 References editObituary The Times 27 March 1939Police appointmentsPreceded bySir Alexander Carmichael Bruce Assistant Commissioner A Metropolitan Police1914 1918 Succeeded byWilliam HorwoodPreceded bySir Frederick Wodehouse Assistant Commissioner B Metropolitan Police1918 1931 Succeeded byAlker Tripp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Frank Elliott police officer amp oldid 1180466095, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
