Allan Pinkerton

Allan J. Pinkerton (1819 – 1884) was a Scottish cooper, abolitionist, detective, and spy. He is also the founder of the Pinkerton National Detective Agency.
==Biography==
In 1850, Pinkerton founded his own detective agency, initially specializing in foiling train robberies and counterfeiting cases. Following saving President Abraham Lincoln from an assassination attempt, Pinkerton was hired full-time to act as his secret service.Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Locus – Issue #01
On 3 October 1862, Pinkerton met with President Lincoln and Major General , upon the main eastern theater of the .
Pinkerton's agency quickly garnered a reputation by the 1870s as the largest private law enforcement organization in the world.Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Locus – Issue #01
==Gallery==
Lincoln_with_Pinkerton_and_mcclernand.jpg|Pinkerton meeting with Lincoln and McClernand, 1862
==Appearances==
*Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Locus
==References==
Category:1819 births
Category:1884 deaths
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Category:Scottish people
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Category:Spies