Robert Mark Society", published in 1977. Robert Mark Sir Robert Mark (13 March 1917 – 30 September 2010) was an English police officer who served as Chief Constable of Leicester City Police, and later as Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police from 1972 to 1977. Mark was the first Metropolitan Commissioner to have risen through all the ranks from the lowest to the highest (a route followed by all subsequent Commissioners), although a few predecessors had served as Constables prior to fast-track promotion. Mark was born in Chorlton-cum-Hardy, a suburb of Manchester, the youngest of five children of a prosperous mantle manufacturer originally
Frederick Robert Buckley Frederick Robert Buckley Frederick Robert Buckley (1896–1976) was an English writer. He wrote more than 200 short stories for pulp magazines between 1918 and 1953. He was born on 20 December 1896 in Colton, Staffordshire, England, died 1976. He was the son of Robert John Buckley (1847–1938) and Mary (Wakelin) Buckley. His father was music critic for the Birmingham Gazette from 1886–1926. Frederick attended King Edward's School, Birmingham and Birmingham University for journalism. While at King Edward's School, at age 14, he performed in Aristophanes' "Peace" in the role of Theori. Also in the cast was schoolmate J. R. R.