James Anderton

James Anderton

Sir Cyril James Anderton CBE (born May 24, 1932) is a retired British police officer who served as Chief Constable of Greater Manchester from 1976 to 1991. Sir James Anderton is considered the most outspoken, controversial and idiosyncratic Chief Constable in British policing history.

Read more about James Anderton:  Early Life and Career, Chief Constable, Public Perception, Depiction in Popular Culture

Famous quotes containing the words james and/or anderton:

    “I hate American simplicity. I glory in the piling up of complications of every sort. If I could pronounce the name James in any different or more elaborate way I should be in favour of doing it.”
    —Henry James (1843–1916)

    “Everywhere I go I see increasing evidence of people swirling about in a human cesspit of their own making.”
    —James Anderton (b. 1932)