Allan Pinkerton was born 1n 1819 in Glasgow Scotland. Pinkerton immigrated to the US in 1842 and settled in Chicago Ill. He opened a barrel making shop just outside of Chicago. Pinkerton was an avid fan of Abraham Lincoln. Like Lincoln he was an abolitionist. He used his small shop as part of an underground railroad for assisting slaves who were moving north for freedom. His first adventure in detective work was a mere coincidence. While Pinkerton was gathering wood for his shop he discovered counterfeiters
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Biography of Allen Pinkerton Heather Smith CJS/250 08/02/12 Denise Mowder Allen Pinkerton was a man that people automatically respected. He was a man that had a sight for security and many different companies looked to him for help with their security problems and to make sure that their businesses were safe. He could also do things and go places that the public police could not. In 1855‚ he was asked by six Midwestern railroad companies to establish a railroad police agency‚ and at this time
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Biography of Allan Pinkerton Mona London CJS/250 Introduction Security 05/26/2013 In this paper‚ we will examine the life of Allan Pinkerton. We will examine how his history with law enforcement influenced the major events that involve the Pinkerton Detective Agency during his life. The last topic of discussion will cover the impact of the agencies innovations on law enforcement and the private security industry. Allan Pinkerton was born August 25‚ 1819 in Glasgow‚ Scotland. He began working
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Coughlin Allan Pinkerton Scottish emigrant and abolitionist Allan Pinkerton founded America’s first detective agency and successfully brought down some of the country’s most ruthless criminals. However‚ in 1874‚ he tried to take on the James brothers‚ and he failed. The man dubbed America’s first "private eye" was born near Glasgow‚ Scotland‚ on July 21‚ 1819. Involved as a young man in radical politics‚ he was forced to immigrate to America in 1842. Pinkerton and his wife settled
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Biography of Allan Pinkerton CJS 250 Axia College UOP Allan Pinkerton is without a doubt one of the most famous figures in the Detective history. In his long and varied career he was called a traitor and a patriot‚ an outlaw and a police officer‚ a thug and an idealist‚ a left-leaning political activist fighting for the plight of the workers and a hired goon for bosses‚ a defender of liberty and a tramper of rights‚ an immigrant and a drunkard‚ a rogue‚ an adventurer and a barrel maker
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Biography of Allan Pinkerton Darron Becker CJS/250 May 29‚ 2011 Varrick Douglas Biography of Allan Pinkerton Allan Pinkerton’s law enforcement career started at an early age. He was offered a part-time position as a deputy sheriff‚ and he accepted‚ though he still kept his job as a cooper full-time. When he was deputy sheriff‚ he earned the reputation as being a tough‚ smart‚ and honest man. Pinkerton had always opposed to slavery. He had felt compelled to take action‚ so he helped runaway
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Biography of Allan Pinkerton CJS 250 Laureen Wendt University of Phoenix Allan Pinkerton (1819-1884) was born in Glasgow‚ Scotland. Pinkerton was a cooper and barrel maker by trade and in his early years he became involved and sought political and social reform. Pinkerton left Scotland and moved to Chicago in 1842 and here he obtained a position as a deputy sheriff of Cook County. Over time Pinkerton realized he had a knack for catching criminals. He also believed
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Biography of Allan Pinkerton Allan Pinkerton is best known for the founding of the Pinkerton Detective Agency. He is viewed as an innovative pioneer and leader in the criminal investigation field and is credited for his valuable contributions to law enforcement and private security practices. (Hunt‚ 2009) Pinkerton was not always a detective; he started his life in America as a cooper. A turn of events caused him to begin a career in security. One day as he was looking for wood he saw a group
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Biography of Allan Pinkerton Jasmine Acevedo CJS/250 April 20‚ 2014 Ann Meek Biography of Allan Pinkerton Allan Pinkerton was a Scottish that was born in August 25‚ 1819 in Glasgow‚ Scotland and died in July 1‚ 1884‚ in Chicago‚ Illinois. He has been well known for his career as a detective and for being a founder of a famous American private detective agency called Pinkerton Detective Agency. As a child‚ Allan Pinkerton suffered the loss of his father‚ a police sergeant‚ resulting his life
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Biography of Allan Pinkerton Malina Wiese CJS 250 May 5‚ 2013 Robyn Ring Biography of Allan Pinkerton Allan Pinkerton was born on August 25‚ 1819 in Glasgow‚ Scotland. He was the founder of a famous American private detective agency called the Pinkerton National Detective Agency (biography.com). Pinkerton prevented an assassination attempt on Abraham Lincoln. He was a man with great power of observation and courage. Allan Pinkerton’s achievements and those of the organization he shaped from
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