Cecil Abbott | |
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16th Commissioner of the New South Wales Police | |
In office 30 December 1981 – 7 August 1984 | |
Preceded by | Jim Lees |
Succeeded by | John Keith Avery |
Personal details | |
Born | 7 August 1924 Hurstville, New South Wales |
Died | 12 March 2014 Hurstville, New South Wales | (aged 89)
Spouse | Edna |
Alma mater | Sydney Technical High School |
Cecil Roy "Cec" Abbott, AO, QPM (7 August 1924 – 12 March 2014) was the Commissioner of the New South Wales Police in Australia from 30 December 1981 to 7 August 1984.[1]
Cecil Roy Abbot was born in Hurstville on 7 August 1924 and grew up in Hurstville.[2][3] He married Margaret Edna Robinson on 15 February 1947. They had one son, Paul, who also became a police officer.[4] Abbott died in St George Hospital in Kogarah on 12 March 2014.[5] His funeral was held in Penshurst, New South Wales. Police Commissioner Andrew Scipione attended and described Abbott as a "man of the utmost integrity".[3]
Abbott became a police cadet in 1941 and graduated to the New South Wales Police Force in 1945. By 1974 he was an inspector at Hurstville.[3][4] He climbed further through the ranks to be Commissioner of Police for the New South Wales Police and the most powerful police officer in the State of New South Wales.[5]