Douglas Imrie McKay

Douglas Imrie McKay was an American artillery and law enforcement officer and New York City Police Department police official who served as New York City Police Commissioner in 1914. His five months in office and eventual departure from the police force were fraught with controversy, however, his twoyear campaign against the New York underworld eventually rid the city of the many street gangs active since the earlyto mid 19th century. In the years following his retirement, McKay also had a successful career in business, holding highlevel positions in a number of corporations.

He was born on May 25, 1883 in New York City. McKay attended New York City College and graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1905 as a second lieutenant. McKay was of Scottish heritage. He became a coast artillery officer in the U.S. Army and was stationed at Fort Adams, Rhode Island from September 1905 to March 1907 and then a month at Fort Caswell, North Carolina. McKay was promoted to the rank of first lieutenant and remained at Fort Monroe, Virginia until his resignation on May 23, 1907.

Source: Wikipedia