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Franklin T. McQuaide | |
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| Born | September 2, 1887 Limerick section of Pittsburgh, PA |
| Died | June 21, 1954 |
| Police career | |
| Department | Pittsburgh Police |
| Service years | 1907 -1944 (Pittsburgh Police) |
| Rank |  - Chief 1933-1934 1936-1939 |
| Other work | Head of Homicide 1939-1944 |
Franklin T. McQuaide (September 2, 1887 - June 21, 1954) was a longtime Pittsburgh Police leader.
McQuaide's father was Thomas A. McQuaide, who served as superintendent of Pittsburgh Police from 1904 until 1914. [1]
He served as Pittsburgh Police Chief from 1933 until 1934 and again from Summer 1936-Spring 1939. He was then the head of the homicide division from 1939 until his retirement in 1944 when he became the Chief of Police at Kennywood, an amusement park in neighboring West Mifflin, Pennsylvania.
Before becoming chief, McQuaide joined the force as a detective in 1907. He also worked as the head of security at the William Penn Hotel and ran the McQuaide Detective Agency, founded by his father, Thomas A. McQuaide, from 1928 until he was chosen as Pittsburgh Police Chief in 1933.
McQuaide lived with his wife, Eleanor Joyce McQuaide, and their nine children in the Mount Washington (Pittsburgh) neighborhood of Pittsburgh.[ citation needed ]
Their son, Thomas A. McQuaide, served with the Pittsburgh Police and the FBI. [2]
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