American Department of Justice official who became the first director of the Bureau of Investigation, later the FBI, serving from 1908 to 1912 after advocating for a dedicated federal detective force.
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Birth YearSourced to the subject's own account Death YearSourced to the subject's own account BirthplaceSourced to the subject's own accountMonticello, New York, U.S. 1 Defining ContributionServed as the first director of the Bureau of Investigation, the direct predecessor of the FBI. 3 Stanley W. Finch
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Finch was the Bureau of Investigation's actual first director, 1908 to 1912, before it was renamed the FBI in 1935.
Source FBI.gov: Stanley Finch, The Bureau's First Director
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1. Wikipedia: Stanley Finch
WikipediaInfobox, birth date
July 20, 1872
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November 22, 1951
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Monticello, New York
View the Source 2. Wikidata: Stanley W. Finch
Wikidata Q983271, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source 3. FBI.gov: Stanley Finch, The Bureau's First Director
Federal Bureau of Investigationopening paragraphQuote, opening paragraph
Stanley Wellington Finch was the first director of the Bureau of Investigation (1908-1912).
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