Biography of Allan Pinkerton
University of Phoenix

Mr. Allan Pinkerton was born in Glasgow Scotland to William and Isabelle Pinkerton on August 25, 1819. Allan father was a police sergeant who was shot and killed during a political riot in a city square. Allan quit school and went to work to support the family. Allan worked as a apprentice in the McCauley Cooperage works, barrel makers, he worked his way up to supervision and at the age of 22, Allan Pinkerton married Juan Carfares on March 13, 1842. Allan and his new wife didn’t have a honeymoon of sort due to a company of soldiers marching that was to arrest Mr. Pinkerton. Instead Mr. Pinkerton and his wife were on a ship the very next morning headed to the United States. Once the couple reached Chicago the Pinkerton sold the horse, the wagon for lodging, Allan met with some fellow Scotsman got a job with a local Brewery and got hired as a barrel maker. Pinkerton and his wife soon found themselves as parents. A son was born William, was born in 1846 and other were born later to the couple and they were twins Robert and Joan. Pinkerton’s career started in law enforcement official was when the courts Sheriff was so impresses with Pinkerton quick thinking barrel maker, who served to be in the wrong line of work; offered Pinkerton a full time job on his staff as an investigator. Before the end of 1848 Pinkerton had the highest number of arrest for burglaries and murders than any of the experienced police on the Chicago’s squad roll as time went on Chicago became larger and Chicago only had 121 policemen that served 30,000 people Pinkerton continue to do his job well with guide. HE was soon asked to become the city’s first detector. Pinkerton again succeeded in this job as well he loves his work but with growing family and the meager pay simply did not suffice. Allan Pinkerton decided to open his own investigation business in which here was a business like this in the city of Chicago. The most impressive major event was the Pinkerton Detective Agency were the hiring of Kate Warne. In 1856 Kate Warne became the first female detective in the United States. Kate was hired because she argued that women could be most useful in worming out secrets in many places which would be impossible for male detective. Women were not allowed to join the police department as a law enforcement official but to do clerical work. They were permitted to join in 1841 and investigators until 1903. The most famous and properly one even was the capture of the James gang. Jesse and Frank James. They were caught because Jesse and Frank were dared to leave the south to hit a bank as far as Northfield, Minnesota. When they reached their designation they were met with savage resistance. The Pinkerton’s had sent word up north earlier that they were coming. When they arrived they were caught up in a hellish gun fire that wounded the gang, Jesse and Frank escaped but it has been written that this was the beginning of the end.
Jesse James was killed by one of his gang reward seeking men in April 1882. Frank James was late captured and serve time, and live peaceably on his farm in Missouri. Allan Pinkerton died July 1, 1884 at the age of 64, the legacy and impact of the Agency innovations on law enforcement and the private security of local law enforcement agencies.

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