Andrew L. Drummond
United States Secret Service chief (died 1921)
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Andrew Lewis Drummond (1844–1921) was chief of the United States Secret Service from 1891 to 1894.[1][2]
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Andrew L. Drummond | |
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| 6th Chief of the United States Secret Service | |
| In office 1891–1894 | |
| President | Benjamin Harrison Grover Cleveland |
| Preceded by | John S. Bell |
| Succeeded by | William P. Hazen |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 6, 1844 |
| Died | February 12, 1921 (aged 76) Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| Resting place | Calvary Cemetery |
Biography
Drummond was born in Peach Bottom, Pennsylvania on November 6, 1844.[3][4] He joined the United States Secret Service in 1871.[5] Drummond was known for his investigation into the original Ku Klux Klan.[6] In 1894, he resigned from the Secret Service and went on to head a detective agency in New York.[5]
In 1909, Drummond published the book True Detective Stories. The book contained narratives of criminal cases he had worked on during his career, many of which involved counterfeiting.[5]
He died at his home in Brooklyn on February 12, 1921, and was buried at Calvary Cemetery in Queens.[3][6]
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