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London police commissioner from to

For other people named Edward Henry, see Edward Henry (disambiguation).

Sir Edward Richard Henry, 1st Baronet, GCVO, KCB, CSI, KPM (26 July – 19 February ) was the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis (head of the Metropolitan Police of London) from to His time in the post saw the first discussions on the introduction of police dogs to the force, but he is best remembered today for his championship of the method of fingerprinting to identify criminals.

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Early life

Henry was born in Shadwell, London to Irish parents;^[1] his father was a doctor. He studied at St Edmund's College, Ware, Hertfordshire, and at sixteen he joined Lloyd's of London as a clerk.

He meanwhile took evening classes at University College, London, to prepare for the entrance examination of the Indian Civil Service, which he then passed on 9 July As a result he was 'appointed by the (Her Majesty's) said [Principal] Sec