ALLAN G PINKERTON
\ˈalən d͡ʒˈiː pˈɪŋkətən], \ˈalən dʒˈiː pˈɪŋkətən], \ˈa_l_ə_n dʒ_ˈiː p_ˈɪ_ŋ_k_ə_t_ə_n]\
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A famous American detective; born at Glasgow, Scotland, 1819, died in Chicago, 1884. He became involved in the Chartist outbreak in Birmingham, and emigrated to the United States in 1842. He founded his detective agency in Chicago in 1850, and was in charge of the United States secret service during the Civil War. His works include: "The Molly Maguires" (1877); "The Spy of the Rebellion" (1883); "Thirty Years a Detective" (1884).
By Charles Dudley Warner
