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imported>VilkaIsBack Created page with "{{Era|Individuals}}{{WP-REAL}} {{Character Infobox |image = Wiki noimage.jpg |birth = 25 August 1819<br>{{Wiki|Glasgow}}, Scotland |death = 1 July 1884 {{c|aged 64}}<br>Chicago, {{Wiki|Illinois}}, United States |species = Human |affiliates = Pinkerton Agency }} '''Allan J. Pinkerton''' (1819 – 1884) was a Scottish cooper, abolitionist, detective, and spy. He is also the founder of the Pinkerton|Pinkerton National Detective A..." |
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==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
In 1850, Pinkerton founded his own detective agency, initially specializing in foiling train robberies and counterfeiting cases. Following saving President [[Abraham Lincoln]] from an assassination attempt, Pinkerton was hired full-time to act as his secret service.<ref name="LDL">''[[Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Locus]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Locus 1|Issue # | In 1850, Pinkerton founded his own detective agency, initially specializing in foiling train robberies and counterfeiting cases. Following saving President [[Abraham Lincoln]] from an assassination attempt, Pinkerton was hired full-time to act as his secret service.<ref name="LDL">''[[Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Locus]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Locus 1|Issue #1]]</ref> | ||
On 3 October 1862, Pinkerton met with President Lincoln and Major General {{Wiki|John Alexander McClernand|John A. McClernand}}, upon the main eastern theater of the {{Wiki|Battle of Antietam}}.<ref name="LDL" /> | On 3 October 1862, Pinkerton met with President Lincoln and Major General {{Wiki|John Alexander McClernand|John A. McClernand}}, upon the main eastern theater of the {{Wiki|Battle of Antietam}}.<ref name="LDL" /> | ||
Pinkerton's agency quickly garnered a reputation by the 1870s as the largest private law enforcement organization in the world.<ref name="LDL"> | Pinkerton's agency quickly garnered a reputation by the 1870s as the largest private law enforcement organization in the world.<ref name="LDL"/> | ||
==Gallery== | |||
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Lincoln_with_Pinkerton_and_mcclernand.jpg|Pinkerton meeting with Lincoln and McClernand, 1862 | |||
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==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
Latest revision as of 22:56, 2 September 2026
Allan J. Pinkerton (1819 – 1884) was a Scottish cooper, abolitionist, detective, and spy. He is also the founder of the Pinkerton National Detective Agency.
Biography[edit | edit source]
In 1850, Pinkerton founded his own detective agency, initially specializing in foiling train robberies and counterfeiting cases. Following saving President Abraham Lincoln from an assassination attempt, Pinkerton was hired full-time to act as his secret service.[1]
On 3 October 1862, Pinkerton met with President Lincoln and Major General John A. McClernand, upon the main eastern theater of the Battle of Antietam.[1]
Pinkerton's agency quickly garnered a reputation by the 1870s as the largest private law enforcement organization in the world.[1]
Gallery[edit | edit source]
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Pinkerton meeting with Lincoln and McClernand, 1862
