Blacks in the St. Paul Police and Fire Department 1885 - 1976

APPENDIX

BLACK POLICE OFFICERS WHO SERVED ON THE
ST. PAUL POLICE DEPARTMENT
1892-1972

Samuel C. Ballard	1972		William Lewis	1911
James Burrell	1892		Lewis Liverpool	1896
Earl Beed	1967		James O. Mann	1957
Cornelius W. Benner	1971		Donald McAdams	1970
Joseph C. Black	1912		James A. Mitchell	1917
Joseph M. Bloedoorn	1971		Milton Noble Pryor	1919
Charles J. Bright	1920		James T. Quarles	1912
William K. Finney	1971		Fred Talbert	1917
Frank Foster	1972		Mahlon H. Thomas	1949
James S. Griffin	1941		Robert Turpin	1937
Charles Grisem	1905		Lewis I. Williams	1941
James Homer Goins	1921		Robert Williams	1920
William Gaston	1920		William F. Wilson	1914
Willie Hudson	1972		Killed in the line of duty	1923
Andrew Jackson	1912*		Abraham Yeiser	1908
William Joyce	Unable to document date
James Loomis	Unable to document date
Timothy Howard	1930 (Park Police)

*Andrew Jackson was appointed a janitor but spent some of his time with the department as a patrolman.

BLACK POLICE OFFICERS APPOINTED IN 1975

James T. Blakey	1975		Kenneth W. McIntosh	1975
Melvin W. Carter	1975		Deborah L. Montgomery	1975
Andrew L. Hooks	1975		Stephen W. Rollins	1975
Clifford A. Kelly	1975		Clemmie H. Tucker	1975

ST. PAUL POLICE DEPARTMENT
PROMOTIONS

Joseph C. Black	Promoted to Detective	1914*
James T. Quarles	Promoted to Detective	1918
James S. Griffin	Promoted to Sergeant Captain Deputy Chief of Police	1955 1970 1972

*Detective was a Civil Service Rank and will be abolished when the present incumbents die, retire or are promoted. There will be no new detective appointments.

POLICE AMBULANCE SURGEONS

Dr. Alexander P. Abrams	1955
Dr. Rodney W. England	1957

Police Ambulance Surgeon's position was abolished in 1964.

OFFICE EMPLOYEES

Fred Weston	1945
Bradford Benner	1955
Wilma Young	1964
Helen C. Griffin	1965
Cornelius Benner III	1967
Elnora Land	1967
Debbie A. DeGree	1972
Derma M. Young	1972
William A. Clark	1974