Dennis Draper

Brigadier-General Dennis Draper
Chief Constable of the Toronto Police Department
In office 1928–1946
Preceded by	Samuel Dickson
Succeeded by	John Chisholm
Personal details
Born	20 February 1875 Sutton, Quebec, Canada
Died	8 November 1951 Toronto, Ontario
Nationality	Canadian
Occupation	Soldier

Brigadier-General Dennis Colburn Draper CMG DSO* (20 February 1875 – 1951) was the Chief Constable of the Toronto Police Department from 1928 to 1946.

Draper was born and raised in Sutton in the Brome region of Quebec. He studied law at McGill University but dropped out before completing his studies in order to accept a position with the International Paper Company in Quebec.

Active in the Canadian Militia prior to 1914, when World War I broke out, he enlisted with the 5th Canadian Mounted Rifles and went overseas with the rank of major. He received a field promotion to lieutenant colonel in 1918 and made commanding officer of the unit and was subsequently promoted to brigadier general and put in command of the 8th Canadian Infantry Brigade.

During the war, Draper received a Distinguished Service Order for gallantry at the Battle of Mount Sorrel and the Bar to his D.S.O. for his conduct at the Battle of Passchendaele. He was also decorated at the Battle of Arras and the Battle of Amiens. He was appointed a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George in the 1919 New Year Honours, for services rendered in connection with military operations in France and Flanders.

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