Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Pinkerton is an American private investigation and security company established around 1850 in the United States by Scottish-born American cooper Allan Pinkerton and Chicago attorney Edward Rucker as the North-Western Police Agency, which later became Pinkerton & Co. and finally the Pinkerton National Detective Agency.
George Samuel Dougherty (April 5, 1865 – July 16, 1931) was an American law enforcement officer, private detective and writer. He was considered one of the leading detectives in the United States, first for the Pinkerton Detective Agency and then as a private investigator. Dougherty was responsible for the capture of many notorious criminals ...
Allan Pinkerton (August 21, 1819 [1] – July 1, 1884) 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 Abraham Lincoln.
Very little is known about Kate Warne prior to her working for Allan Pinkerton, except that she was born in Erin, Chemung County, New York and was a widow by age 23. [7] An obituary following her death described her parents as "honest and industrious people" and stated that they were poor, resulting in her taking over many of the household duties. [8]
This category contains articles related to the Pinkerton National Detective Agency, including people, incidents, law, and successor companies. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Pinkerton National Detective Agency .
The unnamed man was booked on parole violation and possession of a controlled substance, according to The Express News. The inmate had a history of health problems. Jail or Agency: Bexar County Adult Detention Center; State: Texas; Date arrested or booked: 6/9/2016; Date of death: 7/6/2016; Age at death: 41; Sources: www.mysanantonio.com
James McParland [Note 1] (né McParlan; [Note 2] 22 March 1844 [3] – 18 May 1919) was an American private detective and Pinkerton agent.. McParland arrived in New York in 1867. He worked as a laborer, policeman and then in Chicago as a liquor store owner [4] [5] until the Great Chicago Fire of 1871 destroyed his busine
The company is already hiring for various roles in Daviess County as well. Swedish Match opened in Owensboro in 1973, and this new project brings welcomed growth to the community.