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Allan Pinkerton (1819-1884)

1819, Aug. 25 Born, Glasgow, Scotland 1842 Married Joan Carfrae Fled to North America fearing arrest for activities in Chartist Movement, residing first in Montreal, Canada 1842 1843 Worked as a cooper in Chicago, Ill. 1843 1850 Operated a cooperage in Dundee, Ill. 1847 Discovered counterfeiters while scouting for barrel timber on the Fox River 1850 Worked in Chicago, Ill., as a criminal investigator; appointed Special United States Mail Agent to investigate series of postal thefts circa 1852 Formed a detective agency in Chicago, Ill., with attorney Edward A. Rucker, the first of several detective businesses 1853 Appointed deputy sheriff of Cook County, Ill. 1855 Signed contract to guard Illinois Central Railroad 1861 Amid fears of assassination, secretly escorted Abraham Lincoln on train from Baltimore, Md., to Washington, D.C., for presidential inauguration Organized first secret service division of the U.S. Army 1861 1862 First chief of U.S. Secret Service 1863 1865 Conducted investigations in New Orleans, La., of fraudulent claims of property loss against the United States government 1863 1884 Director, Pinkerton's National Detective Agency, with headquarters in Chicago, Ill., and offices in other major cities 1868 Published History and Evidence of the Passage of Abraham Lincoln from Harrisburg, Pa., to Washington, D.C., on the 22d and 23d of February, 1861. (Chicago: Republican Print. 18 pp.) 1875 Published Claude Melnotte as a Detective, and Other Stories (Chicago: W. B. Keen, Cooke & Co. 282 pp.) Published The Detective and the Somnambulist (Chicago: W. B. Keen, Cooke. 241 pp.) Published The Expressman and the Detective (Chicago: W. B. Keen, Cooke. 278 pp.) 1876 Published The Model Town and the Detectives (New York: G. W. Carleton. 288 pp.) 1877 Published The Spiritualists and the Detectives (New York: G. W. Carleton. 354 pp.) 1878 Published Strikers, Communists, Tramps and Detectives (New York: G. W. Carleton. 412 pp.) 1879 Published Criminal Reminiscences and Detective Sketches (New York: G. W. Carleton. 324 pp.) Published The Gypsies and the Detectives (New York: G. W. Carleton. 330 pp.) Published Mississippi Outlaws and the Detectives (New York: G. W. Carleton. 377 pp.) Published Mollie Maguires and the Detectives (New York: G. W. Carleton. 552 pp.) 1880 Published Bucholz and the Detectives (New York: G. W. Carleton. 341 pp.) 1881 Published Professional Thieves and the Detective (New York: G. W. Carleton. 598 pp.) Published The Rail-Road Forger and the Detectives (New York: G. W. Carleton. 364 pp.) 1883 Published Bank Robbers and the Detective (New York: G. W. Carleton. 339 pp.) Published The Spy of the Rebellion (New York: G. W. Carleton. 688 pp.) 1884 Published Thirty Years a Detective (New York: G. W. Carleton. 616 pp.) Published A Double Life and the Detectives (New York: G. W. Carleton. 360 pp.) 1884, July 1 Died, Chicago, Ill.

William A. Pinkerton (1846-1923)

1846, Apr. 7 Born, Dundee, Ill. 1861 Attended Notre Dame University, South Bend, Ind. 1861 1865 Served in Secret Service Division, U.S. Army, and later with his father in New Orleans, La., investigating fraudulent claims of property loss against the United States government 1862 Wounded by exploding shell during battle at Antietam, Md. 1865 Attended Notre Dame University, South Bend, Ind. 1866 Detective on criminal cases for the Pinkerton agency Married Margaret Ashling (died 1895) 1884 Upon death of father, managed western division of the Pinkerton agency from Chicago, Ill., in partnership with brother, Robert Pinkerton Specialized in bank protection 1923, Dec. 11 Died, Los Angeles, Calif.

Robert A. Pinkerton (1848-1907)

1848, Dec. 2 Born, Dundee, Ill. 1864 Attended Notre Dame University, South Bend, Ind. 1864 1865 Served in the U. S. army with his father in New Orleans, La., investigating fraudulent claims of property loss against the United States government 1865 Attended Notre Dame University, South Bend, Ind. 1868 Assigned to Pinkerton's New York, N.Y., office 1875 Married Anna Elizabeth Hughes 1884 Upon death of father, managed eastern division of the Pinkerton agency from New York in partnership with brother, William Pinkerton Built protective patrol while also investigating criminal cases 1880s Began long association with Jockey Club to police horse racetracks and betting syndicates in the New York, N.Y., vicinity 1907, Aug. 12 Died aboard steamer Bremen in the Atlantic ocean en route to Europe

Allan Pinkerton (1876-1930)

1876, June 30 Born, Brooklyn, N.Y., son of Robert A. Pinkerton 1896 Graduated from Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass. Entered the Pinkerton agency as a private detective 1902 Married Franc Woodworth 1918 Appointed major of infantry, U.S. army, serving on the staff of Gen. John J. Pershing at Chaumont, later as assistant provost marshal at Tours and Bordeaux, and finally in charge of criminal investigations for the provost marshal general's department. Medical discharge for tuberculosis. 1923 Became sole family director of Pinkerton's National Detective Agency 1925 Incorporated the agency and became its first president 1930, Oct. 7 Died, New York, N.Y.

Robert A. Pinkerton (1904-1967)

1904, Nov. 7 Born, Brooklyn, N.Y., son of Allan Pinkerton (1876-1930) 1927 A.B. degree, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass. 1928 Attended Columbia University Law School, New York, N.Y. 1929 1934 Stockbroker, Carlisle, Mellick & Co., New York, N.Y. 1930 Assumed leadership of Pinkerton's National Detective Agency upon death of his father, Allan Pinkerton (1876-1930) Married Louise Eliot 1936 Testified on behalf of the Pinkerton agency in U. S. Senate investigation of industrial espionage and interference with the right of labor to organize and bargain collectively 1937 Pinkerton's board of directors supported recommendation to eliminate labor investigations 1942 1945 Industrial guard services increased during war years 1940s 1960s Criminal detection replaced by commercial investigation and security services 1965 Agency's name changed to Pinkerton's Inc., to reflect its function in supplying security services to industrial plants, banks, hospitals, universities, racetracks, sporting events, and fairs 1967 Resigned as president of Pinkerton's Inc.; named chairman of the board 1967, Oct. 11 Died, Bay Shore, N.Y. End of Pinkerton family direction for the agency From the guide to the Pinkerton's National Detective Agency Records, 1853-1999, (bulk 1880-1920), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)

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