Mr.
Thompson is originally from a small settlement called Bannerman Town, Eleuthera,
which was named after one of the Governors of 1800s.Upon
completing Eastern Senior School in Nassau, he joined the Police Force on
October 11, 1937.
In
August 1938, PC Thompson was posted to CID here he served for 15 years.
There he was able to garner a good understanding of investigations.
He progressed from Constable to Sergeant while working in this
department. He then went on to the
Magistrate’s Court serving as a Prosecuting Sergeant from February 1, 1953 to
July 26, 1955. According to his
peers,, he excelled in this capacity. After
leaving the court, he was attached to the Police Training School where he was
able to impart much knowledge to the recruits.
He worked at the school until 1957.
A short time later, he was sent on a prosecutor’s course in Jamaica.
Upon his return to Nassau, he spent a second stint as a prosecutor of the
court.
When
he entered the gazetted ranks, Mr. Thompson was posted first at Southern
Division as Officer-in-Charge and later to Central Division.
On July 7, 1965, he was promoted to Superintendent and became
Superintendent of New Providence District. He was then transferred to Grand Bahama as Officer-in-Charge
of that Division. He returned to
Nassau for over a year, only to return to Grand Bahama as commanding officer
until
October 1971. At this point, he had already been promoted to the rank of Deputy Commissioner. He was soon transferred back to Nassau where he was appointed Commissioner of Police on June 1, 1973. As a result of this appointment, he became the first Bahamian Commissioner of Police in the Commonwealth of The Bahamas. He succeeded Mr. John H. Hinmarsh of Britain.
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