Allan Pinkerton

Founder of the Pinkerton Detective Agency

Allan Pinkerton was a Scottish-American detective and founder of the Pinkerton Detective Agency. He was born in 1819 in Scotland and immigrated to the United States in the mid-1800s. Pinkerton reinvented himself as a crime fighter and founded the agency in 1850. He was known for his innovative methods and his ability to solve complex cases. Pinkerton was a pioneer in the field of private investigation and his agency...