The Seattle Daily Times - July 12, 1968, page 75: George H. Comstock, Police Officer
George H. Comstock, 83, former assistant Seattle police chief and known with respect as the “Iron Duke,” died in a hospital last night. Mr. Comstock, of 525 Belmont Ave E., had been hospitalized since July 2.
Mr. Comstock joined the Seattle Police in 1909. He became a sergeant in 1918 and was promoted to lieutenant in 1920. He became a captain in 1928 and was appointed inspector under Police Chief William B. Kent in 1931. Tall and ramrod-straight, Comstock was a motion-picture casting-director’s dream of what a metropolitan police official should look like. He was neat and a man of few words. When he gave an order, however, people jumped.
During his years as police inspector or assistant chief, he was among the most respected officers in the department, always referred to as “The Iron Duke” by officers of lesser rank – but never to his face. Then it was “Inspector Comstock.”
The nickname “Iron Duke” fitted him. Even out of uniform, he had the command presence, a penetrating gaze and a no-nonsense demeanor.
Mr. Comstock, who retired July 31, 1941, had become widely known as head of the department’s “Dry Squad” during the prohibition era.
Mr. Comstock was born in McFarland, Kansas. He came to Seattle in 1906.
George H. Comstock, 83, former assistant Seattle police chief and known with respect as the “Iron Duke,” died in a hospital last night. Mr. Comstock, of 525 Belmont Ave E., had been hospitalized since July 2.
Mr. Comstock joined the Seattle Police in 1909. He became a sergeant in 1918 and was promoted to lieutenant in 1920. He became a captain in 1928 and was appointed inspector under Police Chief William B. Kent in 1931. Tall and ramrod-straight, Comstock was a motion-picture casting-director’s dream of what a metropolitan police official should look like. He was neat and a man of few words. When he gave an order, however, people jumped.
During his years as police inspector or assistant chief, he was among the most respected officers in the department, always referred to as “The Iron Duke” by officers of lesser rank – but never to his face. Then it was “Inspector Comstock.”
The nickname “Iron Duke” fitted him. Even out of uniform, he had the command presence, a penetrating gaze and a no-nonsense demeanor.
Mr. Comstock, who retired July 31, 1941, had become widely known as head of the department’s “Dry Squad” during the prohibition era.
Mr. Comstock was born in McFarland, Kansas. He came to Seattle in 1906.
The Seattle Daily Times - July 12, 1968, page 75: George H. Comstock, Police Officer
George H. Comstock, 83, former assistant Seattle police chief and known with respect as the “Iron Duke,” died in a hospital last night. Mr. Comstock, of 525 Belmont Ave E., had been hospitalized since July 2.
Mr. Comstock joined the Seattle Police in 1909. He became a sergeant in 1918 and was promoted to lieutenant in 1920. He became a captain in 1928 and was appointed inspector under Police Chief William B. Kent in 1931. Tall and ramrod-straight, Comstock was a motion-picture casting-director’s dream of what a metropolitan police official should look like. He was neat and a man of few words. When he gave an order, however, people jumped.
During his years as police inspector or assistant chief, he was among the most respected officers in the department, always referred to as “The Iron Duke” by officers of lesser rank – but never to his face. Then it was “Inspector Comstock.”
The nickname “Iron Duke” fitted him. Even out of uniform, he had the command presence, a penetrating gaze and a no-nonsense demeanor.
Mr. Comstock, who retired July 31, 1941, had become widely known as head of the department’s “Dry Squad” during the prohibition era.
Mr. Comstock was born in McFarland, Kansas. He came to Seattle in 1906.
George H. Comstock, 83, former assistant Seattle police chief and known with respect as the “Iron Duke,” died in a hospital last night. Mr. Comstock, of 525 Belmont Ave E., had been hospitalized since July 2.
Mr. Comstock joined the Seattle Police in 1909. He became a sergeant in 1918 and was promoted to lieutenant in 1920. He became a captain in 1928 and was appointed inspector under Police Chief William B. Kent in 1931. Tall and ramrod-straight, Comstock was a motion-picture casting-director’s dream of what a metropolitan police official should look like. He was neat and a man of few words. When he gave an order, however, people jumped.
During his years as police inspector or assistant chief, he was among the most respected officers in the department, always referred to as “The Iron Duke” by officers of lesser rank – but never to his face. Then it was “Inspector Comstock.”
The nickname “Iron Duke” fitted him. Even out of uniform, he had the command presence, a penetrating gaze and a no-nonsense demeanor.
Mr. Comstock, who retired July 31, 1941, had become widely known as head of the department’s “Dry Squad” during the prohibition era.
Mr. Comstock was born in McFarland, Kansas. He came to Seattle in 1906.
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