LeRoy Martin
LeRoy Martin | |
|---|---|
Martin, c. 1981 | |
| 56th Superintendent of the Chicago Police Department | |
| In office November 18, 1987 – January 29, 1992 | |
| Appointed by | Harold Washington |
| Preceded by | Fred Rice Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Matt L. Rodriguez |
| Director of Public Safety for the Chicago Housing Authority | |
| In office 1992–1994 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1929 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | August 31, 2013 (aged 83–84) Dyer, Indiana, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse |
Constance B. Martin (m. 1954) |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | Roosevelt University |
| Occupation |
|
| Police career | |
| Department | Chicago Police Department |
| Service years | 1955−1992 |
| Rank | Superintendent (sworn in November 1987) |
LeRoy Martin (1929 − August 31, 2013) was an American police officer for the Chicago Police Department. In November 1987, after the retirement of Fred Rice Jr., Martin succeeded Rice as police superintendent. Martin was the third African-American to serve as Chicago's police superintendent, as well as only the second to do so as a permanent appointee (with Rice having been the first to do so as a permanent appointee and interim superintendent Samuel Nolan having been the first to do so overall).