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|birthname = Ivor Edward David
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'''Ivor Edward David''' (6 April 1875 - 23 November 1913) was the seventh [[British Empire|British colonial]] [[Inspector General of Police (Sri Lanka)|Inspector-General of Police]] in [[British Ceylon|Ceylon]] (1910-1913).

Ivor Edward David was born 6 April 1875 in [[Llandaff]], [[Glamorgan]], [[Wales]].<ref name="CHistory">{{cite book|title=A History of the Ceylon Police, Volume 2|author1=Pippet, G. K.|author2=Dep, A. C|publisher=[[Times of Ceylon]] Company|date=1969|pages=456–458}}</ref>

David joined the [[Indian Police Service]] having passed the Civil Service Examination, where he served in [[Mysore]], [[Bangalore]] and [[Chennai|Madras]].<ref name="MHistory"/><ref>{{cite journal|title=The India List and India Office List|author=[[India Office]]|publisher=Harrison and Sons|place=London|date=1905|page=85}}</ref>

In 1910 when [[Cyril Longden]]'s contract as [[Inspector General of Police (Sri Lanka)|Inspector-General of Police of Ceylon]] expired the Colonial government first considered appointing [[Herbert Dowbiggin]] but he was determined as being too young for the position.<ref name="CHistory"/> The government instead choose to appoint David, the District [[Superintendent of police (India)|Superintendent of Police]] in [[Chennai Metropolitan Police#History|Madras]],<ref name="MHistory">{{cite book|title=The History of the Madras Police: Centenary 1859-1959|author=[[Chennai Metropolitan Police#History|Madras Police]]|date=1959|page=343}}</ref> as the new Inspector-General of Police in Ceylon.<ref name="CHistory"/><ref name="List">{{cite web|url=https://www.police.lk/index.php/library/587-list-of-inspector-general-of-police|title=List of Inspector General of Police|publisher=[[Sri Lanka Police]]|access-date=16 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161122070754/http://www.police.lk/index.php/library/587-list-of-inspector-general-of-police|archive-date=22 November 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>

During his tenure David is noted for establishing the [[Sri Lanka Police Sports Club (rugby)#Police Park|Police sports grounds]] in Bambalapitiya in 1912.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dailynews.lk/2016/08/18/sports/90704|title=Police celebrate 150 years|newspaper=[[Daily News (Sri Lanka)|Daily News]] |date=18 August 2016|access-date=16 March 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://sportswithharitha.com/presidents-securirty-division-edge-special-task-force/|title=President's Security Division Edge Out Special Task Force|date=28 April 2017|publisher=Sports with Haritha|access-date=16 March 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.island.lk/2001/03/28/sports06.html|title=Police Athletes on Show|newspaper=[[The Island (Sri Lanka)|The Island]]|date=28 March 2001|author=Andree, Mike|access-date=16 March 2018}}</ref>
David died unexpectedly on 23 November 1913 in Colombo, Ceylon<ref name="CHistory"/><ref name="MHistory"/><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/28879/page/6745/data.pdf|newspaper=[[London Gazette]]|title=Re Ivor Edward David, Deceased|date=25 August 1914|page=6745|access-date=16 March 2018}}</ref> at the age of 38. His position as Inspector-General of Police was filled by Dowbiggin.<ref name="List"/>

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