# Patrick Colquhoun

> Patrick Colquhoun was a Scottish merchant, statistician, magistrate, and founder of the first regular preventive police force in England, the Thames River Police. He also served as Lord Provost of Glasgow 1782 to 1784.

*Merchant, statistician, magistrate, river police (1745-1820)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/patrick-colquhoun

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Politician
- **Category:** Politicians
- **Born:** 1745-03-14
- **Died:** 1820-04-25
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 39.0 / 100
- **Momentum:** 0.0 / 100  (trend: FALLING)
- **Historical depth:** 4.1 / 100
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- **Source confidence:** 25.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 60.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Patrick Colquhoun](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Colquhoun)
- [Patrick Colquhoun](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Colquhoun)
- [Patrick Colquhoun](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Colquhoun)
- [Кохун, Патрик](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D0%BE%D1%85%D1%83%D0%BD%2C_%D0%9F%D0%B0%D1%82%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%BA)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1241256)

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