Herbert Dowbiggin
Sir Herbert Layard Dowbiggin | |
|---|---|
| 8th Inspector General of Police (Sri Lanka) | |
| In office 1913–1937 | |
| Preceded by | Ivor Edward David |
| Succeeded by | Philip Norton Banks |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 December 1880 Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) |
| Died | 24 May 1966 Milden, Suffolk |
| Profession | Police officer |
Sir Herbert Layard Dowbiggin CMG (26 December 1880 – 24 May 1966) was the eighth British colonial Inspector General of Police of Ceylon from 1913 to 1937, the longest tenure of office of an Inspector General of Police (IGP). He was called the 'Father of Colonial Police'. He was knighted in 1931.