Claim: Ivor Edward David, born in Wales, was the District Superintendent of Police in Madras before becoming Inspector-General of Police in Ceylon.
Evidence: Ivor Edward David (6 April 1875 - 23 November 1913) was the seventh British colonial Inspector-General of Police in Ceylon (1910-1913). Ivor Edward David was born 6 April 1875 in Llandaff, Glamorgan, Wales. The government instead choose to appoint David, the District Superintendent of Police in Madras, as the new Inspector-General of Police in Ceylon. 
Ivor Edward David Ivor Edward David
(1875-04-06)6 April 1875
Llandaff, Glamorgan, Wales The government instead choose to appoint David, the District Superintendent of Police in Madras, as the new Inspector-General of Police in Ceylon.