Chief Officers
The Chief Officer was called the Superintendent until 1892, when he was renamed the Chief Constable.
- Alexander Grant (Town Serjeant), ?–2 May 1841
- Eyre John Powell (Superintendent, Inverness-shire Constabulary), 3 May 1841–24 August 1841
- John MacBean (Superintendent, Inverness-shire Constabulary), 24 August 1841–1 May 1847
- David Anderson, 4 September 1847–3 May 1854
- John Sutherland, 31 July 1854–13 May 1872
- Thomas Wyness, 16 June 1872–8 January 1880
- John MacDonald, 25 February 1880–30 April 1908
- John MacNaughton, 4 June 1908–31 December 1935
- Alexander Neville, 26 January 1936–19 October 1942
- William J. Dalgleish (acting), 1 May 1942–10 January 1943
- James Stewart, 11 January 1943–10 August 1946
- Andrew Meldrum, 11 August 1946–16 May 1949 (acting, 7 August 1944–10 August 1946)
- William Paterson, 15 March 1950–18 August 1962 (acting 16 May 1949–14 March 1950)
- Alasdair MacBean (acting), 19 August 1962–3 February 1963
- Thomas Sorley, 4 February 1963–15 November 1968
William Paterson was the only member of the force to rise through the ranks within the force to Chief Constable.
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