J. Edgar Hoover

@First Director of Fbi, Facts and Family ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ J Edgar Hoover served as first director of Federal Bureau of Investigation from 1935 until 1972 Left Handed American George Washington University Georgetown University Miscellaneous Capricorn Celebrities J Edgar Hoover was a US government official who served as the first Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation; he was in the office from 1935 until his death in 1972. Coming from a modest background, Hoover commenced his career as a clerk and soon became a government official at the Department of Justice. His hard work and perseverance helped his career take an upward route, as he earned himself the chair of the Director of Bureau of Investigation (BOI), a predecessor of FBI, in 1924. Under Hoover’s supervision, the tainted status of the organization resolved dramatically, as it gained prominence and grew in terms of responsibility, importance and administration. Hoover’s meticulous ways and strict control helped Bureau of Investigation become an integral part of the national government and an icon in American popular culture. His expansion of power of BOI led to the founding of the Federal Bureau of Investigation in 1935. It was Hoover’s administrative techniques that helped FBI become a major crime-fighting agency. He not just founded the organization but also infused it with modern technology. Though for much of his life Hoover was credited for building a highly effective agency, towards the end, he was criticized for his anti-communist and anti-subversive views. Furthermore, his unconventional tactics to gain information was also condemned.

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Birthday: January 1, 1895 Died on: May 2, 1972 Nationality: American Famous: First Director of Fbi, Left Handed, George Washington University, Georgetown University, Miscellaneous Siblings: Dickerson Naylor Hoover Jr., Lillian Hoover, Sadie Marguerite Hoover Known as: John Edgar Hoover, Mr. Hoover, The Director Universities: George Washington University,Georgetown University 1916 - George Washington University 1917 - George Washington University Georgetown University Information Detail Birthday January 1, 1895 Died on May 2, 1972 Nationality American Famous First Director of Fbi, Left Handed, George Washington University, Georgetown University, Miscellaneous Siblings Dickerson Naylor Hoover Jr., Lillian Hoover, Sadie Marguerite Hoover Known as John Edgar Hoover, Mr. Hoover, The Director Universities George Washington University,Georgetown University 1916 - George Washington University 1917 - George Washington University Georgetown University Notable Alumnis George Washington University Georgetown University Founder / Co-Founder Federal Bureau of Investigation Birth Place Washington, D.C. Religion Presbyterianism Gender Male Father Dickerson Naylor Hoover Mother Anna Marie Scheitlin Sun Sign Capricorn Born in Washington, D.C. Famous as First Director of FBI Died at Age 77

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Hoover breathed his last in his sleep on May 2, 1972. He is reported to have suffered heart attack. Till his deathbed, he served as the Director of FBI, leading the organization for 48 years. Unsplash Personal Life

His body lay in state in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol. After the funeral service, he was buried in the Congressional Cemetery in Washington, D.C., next to the graves of his parents and a sister. Unsplash Personal Life

John Edgar Hoover was born on January 1, 1895, to Dickerson Naylor Hoover, Sr. and Anna Marie, in Washington DC. While his father came from German and English lineage, his mother had German and Swiss ancestry. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

Raised in the Washington Capitol Hill neighbourhood, Hoover attended the Central High School. As a child, he participated in the Reserve Officers' Training Corps program. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

Since an early age, Hoover displayed a defiant attitude. He defied the social norms and voiced his opinion for the rights of women and even made his argument against the abolition of death penalty. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

He attended the night classes at George Washington University Law School. In 1916, he gained his Bachelor degree in Law and became a member of the Alpha Nu Chapter of the Kappa Alpha Order. Following year, he attained Master degree in Law from the university. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

Hoover kick started his career in 1913 as a clerk in the orders department at the Library of Congress. His profile included collating information, a trait that stayed with him throughout his career and helped him establish the foundation for future FBI. Unsplash Career

Completing his studies, he took up government service for the Department of Justice working in the War Emergency Division. Hoover soon progressed up the ladder and served as the head of the War Emergency Division's Alien Enemy Bureau. His profile included arresting and imprisoning disloyal foreigners without trial during World War I. Unsplash Career

Hoover’s proficiency at his work helped him rise in government service as he was named assistant to attorney general, A Mitchell Palmer. In this profile, he headed the Bureau of Investigation’s, General Intelligence Division (GID). GID basically aimed at gathering intelligence on radical groups, and organizing the arrest and deportation of the alleged subversives. In this profile, Hoover conducted the controversial ‘Palmer Raids’, arresting left-wing radicals. Unsplash Career

In 1921, Hoover was appointed as the Deputy Head of the Bureau of Investigation and three years later, in 1924, he was made acting director by the Attorney General. Within a short span of time, he was appointed as the sixth Director of the Bureau of Investigation by President Calvin Coolidge. Unsplash Career

At the time when Hoover took over as the Head of Bureau of Investigation, the organization was at its lowest point and essentially criticized for inefficiency. As a Director, Hoover’s first task was to bring about institutional changes that marked an end to the disrepute earned during his predecessor’s administration. Unsplash Career

Hoover’s most prominent work in his career has been as the founder and first director of FBI. He is credited for shaping the agency and making it one of the largest crime-detecting organizations. His emphasis for modern technological investigative techniques, improved training and appointment methods and institutional changes helped turn FBI into a highly effective arm of federal law enforcement. He is also responsible for establishing the world’s largest fingerprint file, a scientific crime-detection laboratory; and the FBI National Academy. Unsplash Major Works

Information	Detail
Birthday	January 1, 1895
Died on	May 2, 1972
Nationality	American
Famous	First Director of Fbi, Left Handed, George Washington University, Georgetown University, Miscellaneous
Siblings	Dickerson Naylor Hoover Jr., Lillian Hoover, Sadie Marguerite Hoover
Known as	John Edgar Hoover, Mr. Hoover, The Director
Universities	George Washington University,Georgetown University 1916 - George Washington University 1917 - George Washington University Georgetown University
Notable Alumnis	George Washington University Georgetown University
Founder / Co-Founder	Federal Bureau of Investigation
Birth Place	Washington, D.C.
Religion	Presbyterianism
Gender	Male
Father	Dickerson Naylor Hoover
Mother	Anna Marie Scheitlin
Sun Sign	Capricorn
Born in	Washington, D.C.
Famous as	First Director of FBI
Died at Age	77

J. Edgar Hoover

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Jan 1, 1895

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Washington, D.C.