Andrew L. Drummond
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 | Peach Bottom, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Andrew Lewis Drummond (died 1921) was chief of the United States Secret Service from 1891 to 1894.[1][2]
Drummond was born in Peach Bottom, Pennsylvania.[3] He joined the United States Secret Service in 1871.[4] Drummond was known for his investigation into the original Ku Klux Klan.[5] In 1894, he resigned from the Secret Service and went on to head a detective agency in New York.[4]
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.[4]
References
- ^ "Andrew L. Drummond Dies.; Chief of United States Secret Service From 1891 to 1894". The New York Times. February 13, 1921. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
- ^ Excerpts from the History of the United States Secret Service, 1865-1975. United States Secret Service, Department of the Treasury. 1978. pp. 13–14 – via Google Books.
- ^ "A.L. Drummond Dies; Famous Detective". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. February 14, 1921. p. 3. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
- ^ a b c Drummond, Andrew L. (1909). True Detective Stories. G.W. Dillingham Company. pp. 3–4 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Original Ku Klux Prober Dies in Washington". The Portsmouth Star. February 14, 1921. p. 1.