List of Birmingham police chiefs
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This is a List of Birmingham police chiefs since the founding of the Birmingham Police Department in 1871:
- O. D. Williams, 1871–873
- W. G. Oliver, 1873–1875
- John B. Webb, 1875–1876
- Ed G. Taylor, 1876–1878
- Ben Plosser, 1878
- L. M. Teal, 1878–1879
- G. H. Pond, 1879–1880
- F. W. Beall, 1880–1881
- W. G. Oliver, 1881–1882
- M. Porter Lewis, 1882–1884
- Frank Gafford (as Birmingham City Marshal), 1884–1887
- A. O. Pickard (as Birmingham City Marshal),, 1887–1891 (also noted as O. A. Pickard)
- S. H. Norton, 1891–1893
- Thomas McDonald, 1893–1899
- Conrad Austin, May 15, 1899–1901
- William Wier, 1901–1910
- George Bodeker, 1910–1914
- Martin Eagan, 1914–1917
- Thomas Shirley, 1917–1921
- Fred McDuff, 1921–1933
- Luther Hollums, 1934–1942
- T. A. Riley, 1942–1943
- Floyd Eddins, 1943–1950
- Marcus Hancock, 1951–1952
- C. L. Pierce, 1952–1954
- George L. Pattie, 1954–1955
- Jamie Moore, 1956–1972
- Jim C. Parsons, 1972–1978
- Bill Myers, 1978–1981
- Arthur Deutsch, January 2, 1982–1991
- Johnnie Johnson Jr ,1991–1998
- Mike Coppage, 1998–2003
- Annetta Nunn, 2003–2007
- A. C. Roper, 2007-February 16, 2018
- Orlando Wilson (interim), February 16–April 2018
- Henry Irby (interim), April 2018–June 4, 2018
- Patrick Smith, June 4, 2018–February 25, 2022
- Scott Thurmond (acting), January 28–June 1, 2022
- Scott Thurmond, June 2, 2022–November 29, 2024
- Michael Pickett (interim), November 29, 2024–
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References
- Norton, Bertha Bendall (1970) Birmingham's First Magic Century: Were You There?. Birmingham: self-published/Lakeshore Press
- Robinson, Carol (January 28, 2022) "Birmingham Police Chief Patrick Smith resigns; mayor names acting chief." The Birmingham News
- Robinson, Carol (October 24, 2024) "Birmingham Police Chief Scott Thurmond retiring: New interim chief named." AL.com