Roderick Ross

Roderick Ross

Roderick Ross CVO CBE KPM was Chief Constable of Edinburgh City Police from c.1900 to 1935.

Ross was appointed Member 4th Class of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO) in September 1905, Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 1920 civilian war honours, and promoted to Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO) in July 1934. He was awarded the King's Police Medal (KPM) in the 1922 New Year Honours.

Ross introduced police boxes to Edinburgh in 1933.


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