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Pinkerton, Allan

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Pinkerton, Allan (1819–1884)

US detective, born in Glasgow, Scotland. He founded Pinkerton's National Detective Agency in 1852 and built up the federal secret service from the espionage system he developed during the American Civil War.

He thwarted an early assassination plot against Abraham Lincoln and compiled the nation's most complete files on criminal activity. His agency became increasingly involved in the suppression of labor unrest. His men fought brutal battles against striking steelworkers 1892 and the Molly Maguires.



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