William J. McCormack
Chief of the Metropolitan Toronto Police
In office
1989–1995
Preceded byJack Marks
Succeeded byDavid Boothby
Personal details
Born(1933-02-21)21 February 1933
Mauritius
Died8 September 2016(2016-09-08) (aged 83)
NationalityBritish
Canadian
RelationsWilliam McCormack Sr - father
Margaret Moylan - mother
Alma materMill Meece Police Training School
Atlantic College, Dublin
Occupationpolice officer
Professionmarine radio officer, colonial police officer

William Joseph McCormack (21 February 1933 – 8 September 2016) was Chief of Police of the Metro Toronto Police from 1989 to 1995. He succeeded Jack Marks. Earlier in his life McCormack was a marine radio operator and British colonial police officer before coming to Canada in the late 1950s.

Life and career

McCormack was born in Beau-Bassin, Mauritius, then went on to graduate from Atlantic College in Dublin in 1951.[1] McCormack went to sea and as a civilian employee of the Marconi International Marine Communication Limited aboard British Merchant Navy ships where he served as a radio officer on several ships.[1]

He was the son of British Colonial Police colonel William McCormack who was decorated with an MBE by the King for his work with prison reform and children's polio.[1]

The younger McCormack served as a Constable in Bermuda Police Force from 1955 to 1959[1] before coming to Canada and joining the Metropolitan Toronto Police. Before becoming chief of police, he spent a number of years as a homicide detective in Toronto. Following his retirement, he detailed his experiences and some of his notable cases in a co-authored book.[2]

He had five children, four of whom later became police officers. Michael is the former president of the Toronto Police Association, leaving that position in 2020.,[3] Kathy is an OPP sergeant, and Jamie is a Toronto police detective. A son also named William resigned from his post as a plainclothes Toronto police officer in 2009 following an internal misconduct investigation;[4] criminal charges for soliciting and accepting bribes in that regard were subsequently stayed for 6 years of excessive delays by Crown prosecution, with the judge laying blame on the lead police investigator.[5][6]

In 2007, he joined other former Toronto chiefs, including David Boothby, Jack Marks and Julian Fantino at a 50th anniversary celebration of the Toronto Police Service at the headquarters building.[7][8] McCormack died on 8 September 2016 at the age of 83.[9][10]

Awards

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "William J. "Bill" McCormack". Bermuda Ex Police Association. Archived from the original on 13 November 2015.
  2. ↑ McCormack, William (2005). Life on Homicide: A Police Detective's Memoir. Bob Cooper. White Knight Publications. ISBN 978-0-9734186-0-6.
  3. ↑ "Toronto Police Association - Board of Directors". Archived from the original on 15 April 2014. Retrieved 13 October 2010.
  4. ↑ "Corruption probe: The cops". Toronto Star. 8 December 2009. Archived from the original on 21 July 2013. Retrieved 13 October 2010.
  5. ↑ "Charges against police officers stayed". Toronto Star. 7 December 2009. Archived from the original on 13 May 2015. Retrieved 13 November 2015.
  6. ↑ "Wiretaps in Toronto police corruption case released". CBC News. 8 December 2009. Archived from the original on 13 November 2015. Retrieved 13 November 2015.
  7. ↑ Toronto Police Service (27 February 2009). "Toronto Police Service - Inside the TPS". Retrieved 13 October 2010.
  8. ↑ Toronto Police Service (16 January 2007). "Toronto Police Service - History comes alive at police headquarters". Archived from the original on 11 June 2011. Retrieved 13 October 2010.
  9. ↑ D'Amore, Rachael; Herhalt, Chris (8 September 2016). "Former Toronto police chief Bill McCormack dies". CP24.com. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  10. ↑ "William J. McCormack; February 21, 1933 – September 8, 2016". Dignitymemorial.com. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
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