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J. Edgar Hoover

J. Edgar Hoover

Born January 1, 1895· Washington, District of Columbia, USA

† Died May 2, 1972

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Emerging from a Washington, D.C., upbringing and a law degree from George Washington University, he entered public service as a clerk in the Justice Department's War Emergency Division. Rising quickly, he was appointed director of the Bureau of Investigation in 1924 and later shaped the newly created Federal Bureau of Investigation, steering it for 37 years across eight presidencies. Under his lea…

Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources

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