#Security #Pinkerton #privateinvestigator Founder of the modern Security Industry? Allan Pinkerton

Allan Pinkerton is covered frequently in security and law enforcement text books, he is considered the founder of our industry.

Allan Pinkerton founded the Pinkerton Detective Agency. He was also in charge of the Union Intelligence Service in the Civil War. This professional intelligence service would later become the Secret Service. Pinkerton successfully stopped an assentation attempt on President Lincoln. Pinkerton detectives are also well known for their work on railroads. They literally fulfilled the role of law enforcement where there was none.