Allan Pinkerton
American cooper
Allan Pinkerton was a Scottish-American cooper, abolitionist, detective, and spy, best known for creating the Pinkerton National Detective Agency in the United States and his claim to have foiled a plot in 1861 to assassinate president-elect... Wikipedia
Born: August 21, 1819, Glasgow, United Kingdom
Died: July 1, 1884 (age 64 years), Chicago, IL
Children: 3
Spouse: Joan Pinkerton (m. 1842–1884)
Parents: William Pinkerton and Isobel McQueen
Resting place: Graceland Cemetery, Chicago, U.S
Books
The expressman and the detective
1874
The Spy of the Rebellion
2022
The Mollie Maguires and the detectives
1877
We Never Sleep: True Life Exploits of the Founder of the World Famous Detective Agency
Thirty Years A Detective
1884
The Spy of the Rebellion: Being a True History of the Spy System of the United States Army During the Late Rebellion, Revealing Many Secrets of the War Hitherto Not Made Public
1883