pinkerton national detective agency

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Definition of pinkerton national detective agency in English English dictionary

U.S. independent police force. The agency was founded in 1850 by Allan Pinkerton (1819-84), former deputy sheriff of Cook county, Ill. It originally specialized in railway theft cases, protecting trains and apprehending train robbers. It solved the $700,000 Adams Express Co. theft in 1856, and in 1861 it thwarted an assassination plot against president-elect Abraham Lincoln. It later participated in anti-labour union activities (see Homestead Strike). It was instrumental in breaking up the Molly Maguires

Hyphenation

Pink·er·ton Na·tion·al de·tec·tive a·gen·cy

Turkish pronunciation

pîngkırtın näşnıl dîtektîv eycınsi

Pronunciation

/ˈpəɴɢkərtən ˈnasʜnəl dəˈtektəv ˈāʤənsē/ /ˈpɪŋkɜrtən ˈnæʃnəl dɪˈtɛktɪv ˈeɪʤənsiː/