Biography of Allan Pinkerton CJS 250 April 2, 2011 John Feltgen Biography of Allan Pinkerton The name Pinkerton is synonymous with private eyes around the world. The son of a police sergeant, Allan Pinkerton was born in Glasgow, Scotland in 1819. His father was injured on-the-job and died as a result of his injuries in 1828, thus causing the family to live in poverty. For a short period he worked as a barrel maker to support his family. Then in 1842, at the age of 23, young Allan Pinkerton
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Biography of Allan Pinkerton CJS250 Allan Pinkerton and the Birth of Private Security. Allan Pinkerton was born in Glasgow, Scotland in August 1819. While he never meant to become involved in security or law enforcement, this career came about merely by happenstance. Mr. Pinkerton was a cooper-smith by trade, meaning he constructed barrels for breweries. Mr. Pinkerton ventured to a spot on an island to obtain the materials to construct these barrels and
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Allan Pinkerton Biography CJS/250 Michael Nappi April 17, 2011 Robert Krause Allan Pinkerton was born on August 25, 1819 in Glasgow, Scotland and died on July 1, 1884 in Chicago, Illinois. He was born the son of a police Sergeant however his father would pass away when Allan was still just a small child. This left his family living in great poverty, and Allan would eventually become a cooper by trade. However his actions
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Biography of Allan Pinkerton Allan Pinkerton is a very important person who has done many things in the criminal justice field. Allan Pinkerton was born in Scotland in 1819. ("Spartacus Educational", n.d.). He was the founder of one of the best detective agencies. Allan Pinkerton was the son of a police sergeant who got injured on the job so he was not able to work, Because of this Pinkerton ended up growing up in poverty. His father ended up dying due to a prisoner that was in his custody
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Biography of Allen Pinkerton CJS/250 June/6/2012 Jeremy Busch Biography of Allen Pinkerton Allan Pinkerton was born on August, 25, 1819 in Scotland, Allan’s father was a police sergeant, but died unfortunately, when Allan was very young. In Scotland Allan worked as a cooper, a cooper is someone that makes or repair wooden barrels and tubes. Later on in Allan’s young life he found himself involved in Chartism, this led to an arrest warrant to be issued for Allan. Pinkerton fled
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Allan Pinkerton was born in Glasgow. Scotland on August 25, 1819. After emigrating to the United States in 1842 Pinkerton established a barrel making shop on the banks of the Fox River, which was one of the portage waterways that led to Chicago. By an accident, Pinkerton discovered a gang of counterfeits making coins and spreading reproduced bills throughout Illinois. A few days later after watching the men Pinkerton helped Sheriff Yates bring down the gang. Impressing the town’s council with the
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Biography of Allan Pinkerton Allen Pinkerton was Born in Glasgow, Scotland on August 25, 1819 and died July 1, 1884 in Chicago Illinois. He was a Scottish born detective and an owner and founder of a detective agency. He was also a son of a police officer who had left the force due to an injury in the Chariot Riots and by him not being able to work it cause a hardship for his family and
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Allan Pinkerton 1819-84, American detective, founder of the Pinkerton National Detective Agency, b. Glasgow, Scotland. A cooper by trade, he immigrated to the United States in 1842 and opened in West Dundee, Ill., a cooper's shop, which became a station on the Underground Railroad. Allan Pinkerton was a hard-working man, and realized that working for himself would be a much better plan for himself and family. His wish to improve his business led him down the path to being a detective. Pinkerton
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Allan Pinkerton was born on August 25th in 1819 in the town of Glasgow, Scotland. Pinkerton started to seek work opportunities with political and social reforms shortly after his father past away. Pinkerton found himself in trouble in 1842 after a warrant was placed for his arrest because of the work he was doing. Allan Pinkerton ending up coming to America. In Chicago, Pinkerton was making a living cutting wood. During his time as a wood cutter, he stumbled across a group of people who turned out
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