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Allan Pinkerton | |
|---|---|
 c.1861 | |
| Born | August 21, 1819[1][2] Glasgow, Scotland |
| Died | July 1, 1884 (aged 64) Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Resting place | Graceland Cemetery, Chicago, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Cooper, abolitionist, detective, spy |
| Spouse |
Joan Carfrae
(m. 1842) |
| Children | 3 |
Allan Pinkerton (August 21, 1819[2] – 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. During the Civil War, he provided the Union Army – specifically General George B. McClellan of the Army of the Potomac – with military intelligence, including extremely inaccurate enemy troop strength numbers.[3] After the war, his agents played a significant role as strikebreakers – in particular during the Great Railroad Strike of 1877 – a role that Pinkerton men would continue to play after the death of their founder.
- ^ "1819 PINKERTON, ALLAN (Old Parish Registers Births 644/ 2 Gorbals) Page 107 of 113". Scotland's People. National Records of Scotland and the Court of the Lord Lyon.
- ^ a b Mackay (1997), p.20; August 25 was the date of his baptism, which many sources incorrectly give as his birthdate.
- ^ Sears (2017), p.104
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