The National cyclopædia of American biography : being the history of the United States as illustrated in the lives of the founders, builders, and defenders of the republic, and of the men and women who are doing the work and moulding the thought of the present time, edited by distinguished biographers, selected from each state, revised and approved by the most eminent historians, scholars, and statesmen of the day . his widow, who died twoyears later. Mr. Pinkerton educated his two sonsto the business, taking them into the force, andputting them at every branch from errand boy up,and it was of
The National cyclopædia of American biography : being the history of the United States as illustrated in the lives of the founders, builders, and defenders of the republic, and of the men and women who are doing the work and moulding the thought of the present time, edited by distinguished biographers, selected from each state, revised and approved by the most eminent historians, scholars, and statesmen of the day . his widow, who died twoyears later. Mr. Pinkerton educated his two sonsto the business, taking them into the force, andputting them at every branch from errand boy up,and it was often said of him that he worked them ashard as any operative whom he had under business, on Allan Pinkertons death, fell intothe hands of his sons, William A. and Robert A., the oldest son, was born in Dundee,Kane Co., 111., Apr. 7, 1846, and in 1861 left schoolat Notre Dame, Ind., although quite young, andwas taken by his father into the secret-service forceof the government, remaining with him all duringthe war, and after the close of the war was put intothe Chicago detective force. Later on, in 1868,Robert A. Pinkerton, another son, was also engagedin the Chicago office as detective. William A. andRobert A. Pinkerton became the heads of thePinkerton National Detective Agency, William in charge of the western division, and RobertA. of the eastern division. After the death of their. father, business, which had been increasing rapidlyof late years, induced them to establish an office inBoston, Mass., at 43-44 Court street, in 1885. In1887 they established another office in Denver,Col., and in 1888 one in St. Paul, Minn., and an-other in Kansas City, Mo. These offices, and theestablished correspondents in the principal cities ofthe United States and Europe, give the Pinkertonsa thorough chain of detective service all over theworld. Their agency started originally with a half-dozen men, but business has increased to sucli anextent at the present time tha
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