J. Edgar Hoover

American law enforcement administrator (1895–1972).

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J. Edgar Hoover was an American law enforcement administrator. Born on 1 January 1895 in Washington, D.C., Hoover died on 2 May 1972 in Washington, D.C. at the age of 77.

Positions held include Chief of the Bureau of Investigation (1924–1935) and Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (1935–1972). Hoover studied at Georgetown University and George Washington University. Honours include NAS Public Welfare Medal, Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire and James Cardinal Gibbons Medal.

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