Sir John Maxwell CBE KPM (24 December 1882 – 14 February 1968[1]) was a British police officer.
[1] He joined the Manchester City Police in 1901 and served as Chief Constable from 1927 to November 1942.
[1] He was awarded the King's Police Medal (KPM) in the 1929 New Year Honours,[2] appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 1936 New Year Honours,[3] and knighted in the 1941 New Year Honours.
[4] Maxwell's involvement in the 1940/1941 Greenfield case over his dismissal of a fireman resulted in considerable negative publicity.
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