Background
THORP, Raymond D. was born on January 26, 1891 in Williamson Company. Son of John W. and Elizabeth (Strode) Thorp.
THORP, Raymond D. was born on January 26, 1891 in Williamson Company. Son of John W. and Elizabeth (Strode) Thorp.
Grammar School; Business College.
Appointed Sergeant and later entered Officers Training School, 36 Division., Camp Bowie, Fort Worth, Texas, 1917. Commander Second Lieutenant, Camp Jackson, South Carolina, 1918. Appointed First Lieutenant, 1918.
Honorably discharged, 1919. Patrolman, Port Arthur, Texas, 1921-1922. Served in Detective Bureau.
1 year later placed in Identification Bureau., Beaumont, Texas. Learned Finger Print work under the supervision of W. R. Bob Ellis. Accepted position as Finger Print and Iden.
Superintendent with Police Department, Austin, Texas, 1924-1928. Chief of Police, Austin, Texas, since 1928.
Member: American Legion. Independent Order of Odd Fellows. 32° Masons; International Chiefs of Police Association.
International Association of Identification Chiefs of Police and City Marshals. Union of Texas.
Spouse Fae Bell Dickerson, August 2, 1921, San Marcos, Texas.