FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover
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Former FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover is buried in Congressional Cemetery in Washington, DC, Range 20, Site 117.
Waymark Code: WM9CW0
Location: District of Columbia, United States
Date Posted: 08/02/2010
Views: 14
J. Edgar is buried with his parents Dickerson & Annie and sister Sadie Hoover.
Description: John Edgar Hoover, aka J. Edgar Hoover (January 1, 1895 – May 2, 1972), FBI Director (1924-1972). The first Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) of the United States. Appointed director of the Bureau of Investigation—predecessor to the FBI—in 1924, he was instrumental in founding the FBI in 1935, where he remained director until his death in 1972. Hoover is credited with building the FBI into a large and efficient crime-fighting agency, and with instituting a number of modern innovations to police technology, such as a centralized fingerprint file and forensic laboratories.
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Date of birth: 01/01/1895
Date of death: 05/02/1972
Area of notoriety: Law Enforcement
Marker Type: Headstone
Setting: Outdoor
Visiting Hours/Restrictions: Sunrise to sunset
Fee required?: No
Web site: Not listed
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