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
Parents: William Pinkerton and Isobel McQueen
Spouse: Joan Pinkerton (m. 1842–1884)
Resting place: Graceland Cemetery, Chicago, U.S
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