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As Chief, Austin announced the [[Anti-Spitting Law]] of [[1899]] and oversaw the department's move into the new [[Birmingham City Hall (1901)|Birmingham City Hall]] in [[1901]]. | As Chief, Austin announced the [[Anti-Spitting Law]] of [[1899]] and oversaw the department's move into the new [[Birmingham City Hall (1901)|Birmingham City Hall]] in [[1901]]. | ||
Austin ran unsuccessfully to return to office in the [[1907 Birmingham mayoral election]]. | Austin ran unsuccessfully to return to office in the [[1907 Birmingham mayoral election]]. In [[1914]] he helped investigate corruption in the department in his capacity as a private detective, and claimed credit for the "ouster" of Chief [[George Bodeker]]. | ||
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* "Will of People to be Expressed Monday: Wide Interest in Democratic Primary." (February 16, 1907) ''Birmingham News'' | * "Will of People to be Expressed Monday: Wide Interest in Democratic Primary." (February 16, 1907) ''Birmingham News'' | ||
* Austin, C. W. (December 19, 1914) [http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=hKknAAAAIBAJ&sjid=lAQGAAAAIBAJ&pg=5952%2C3941096 letter to the publisher], published January 30, 1915 in ''The Freeman''. Indianapolis, Indiana | |||
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C. W. Austin was Chief of the Birmingham Police Department from 1898 to 1901, a period when the position was elected at-large by city voters.
Austin was the son of W. D. Austin, one of Birmingham's early patrolmen. He graduated from Birmingham High School and followed his father's footsteps into the force at the age of 20. He spent six years as a constable before being elected Chief in the 1898 Birmingham mayoral election that brought Mel Drennen's administration to power, partly on the promise to more strenuously enforce Blue Laws that kept businesses closed on Sundays.
As Chief, Austin announced the Anti-Spitting Law of 1899 and oversaw the department's move into the new Birmingham City Hall in 1901.
Austin ran unsuccessfully to return to office in the 1907 Birmingham mayoral election. In 1914 he helped investigate corruption in the department in his capacity as a private detective, and claimed credit for the "ouster" of Chief George Bodeker.
| Preceded by: Thomas McDonald |
Chief of Birmingham Police Department 1898–1901 |
Succeeded by: William Wier |
References
- "Will of People to be Expressed Monday: Wide Interest in Democratic Primary." (February 16, 1907) Birmingham News
- Austin, C. W. (December 19, 1914) letter to the publisher, published January 30, 1915 in The Freeman. Indianapolis, Indiana