Historedia
Person

Allan Pinkerton

Events
3
Episodes
6
Years
1850–1876

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Allan Pinkerton, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Allan Pinkerton founds the North-Western Police Agency

    1850

    Role: Founder and Cooper

    1. 1850 · Chicago, IllinoisFormation of the North-Western Police Agency

      Allan Pinkerton and Edward Rucker formed the North-Western Police Agency in Chicago in 1850, establishing a private investigation firm.

  2. Kate Warne joins the Pinkerton Detective Agency

    1856

    Role: Founder of Pinkerton National Detective Agency

    1. 1856 · Chicago, IllinoisKate Warne Hired as First Female Detective

      Kate Warne responded to a newspaper ad in 1856 and persuaded Allan Pinkerton to hire her as the first female detective in the US.

  3. Murder conviction breaks the power of the Molly Maguires

    1875–1876

    Role: Detective

    1. 1 January 1875 · Pennsylvania anthracite fieldsLong Strike Begins

      Miners struck on 1 January 1875 following a pay cut announcement, leading to the breakdown of the WBA.

    2. July–September 1875 · Pennsylvania anthracite countryMurders in 1875

      A series of murders occurred in July and September 1875 following the strike breakdown.

    3. 1 February 1876 · PennsylvaniaDoyle Conviction

      Doyle was convicted of first-degree murder on 1 February 1876.

    4. 6 April 1876 · PennsylvaniaKelly Conviction

      Kelly was convicted on 6 April 1876.

Sources

  1. Pinkerton (detective agency) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-17
  2. Allan Pinkerton Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-29
  3. Molly Maguires Wikipedia, revision of 2026-04-28