QUICK FACTS
- Numerous public officials were involved in the Jack the Ripper case.
- The highest ranking Government official was the Home Secretary, Henry Matthews..
- Then there were members of parliament, civil service mandarins, doctors and, of course, coroners who oversaw the inquests into the deaths of the victims.
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THE PUBLIC OFFICIALS
THE OFFICIALS
The Jack the Ripper murders impacted on society as a whole and, as such, many public officials were also involved in the case, even if in a minor capacity.
Since the Metropolitan Police were beholden to the Home Office, the government official to who the Metropolitan Police Commissioners, Sir Charles Warren and James Monro, were answerable was the Home Secretary, Sir Henry Matthews.
However, many other officials were also involved in the case, including, civil servants, members of parliament, and the coroners who presided over the inquests into the deaths of Jack the Ripper's victims.
PUBLIC OFFICIALS AND OTHERS CONNECTED TO THE CASE
Sir Henry Matthews
SIR HENRY MATTHEWS
HOME SECRETARY
Sir Henry Matthews was the Home Secretrary who frequently clashed with the Metropolitan Police Commissioner, Sir Charles Warren.
Wynne Baxter
WYNNE EDWIN BAXTER
LOCAL CORONER
Wynne Edwin Baxter was the Coroner who oversaw the inquests into the deaths of several of jack the Ripper's victims, as well as into the deaths of several other Whitechapel murders victims.
Godfrey Lushington
GODFREY LUSHINGTON
HOME OFFICE
At the time of the Jack the Ripper murders Godfrey Lushington was the Permanent Under Secretary at the Home Office from 1885 to 1895.
His name appeared as the signatory to several responses to letters that were sent to the Home Office during the Jack the Ripper crimes.