Alexander Galloway served as the chief of police for the Los Angeles Police Department from February 14, 1910, to January 2, 1911, a tenure lasting 10 months and 21 days.

[3] During his time in office he gave Alice Stebbin Wells her first police badge, making her one of the first policewomen in the world.

[4] Born 1847 in Glasgow, Scotland, he immigrated to Montreal, Canada with his family when he was a boy.

[1] Galloway was succeeded as chief of police by Charles E. Sebastian, who would later serve as the mayor of Los Angeles.

Galloway died in Los Angeles on August 24, 1915.