Cortlandt Starnes
Commissioner of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police
About Cortlandt Starnes
Lived 1864 – 1934 (aged 70).
Cortlandt Starnes (March 31, 1864 – May 28, 1934) was the 7th Commissioner of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, from April 1, 1923, to July 31, 1931.
He died in St. Hilaire, Quebec, on May 28, 1934, and is buried in Cote des Neiges Cemetery, Montreal.
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Who was Cortlandt Starnes?
Commissioner of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police
When was Cortlandt Starnes born?
Cortlandt Starnes was born on 31 March 1864.
When did Cortlandt Starnes die?
Cortlandt Starnes died on 28 May 1934.
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