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| Allan Pinkerton He was born in Glasgow, Scotland in 1819. He came to the United States in 1842; he worked as a barrel maker in Illinois. In 1846, he helped to capture some counterfeiters, and was elected Deputy Sheriff for Kane County, then later for Cook County. He was subsequently, appointed Chief detective of the Chicago Police Force. In 1850, he founded the world-renowned, Pinkerton National Detective Agency, and in 1861 he uncovered a plot to assassinate Abraham Lincoln. This established the agency's reputation. He organised the secret service of the Union Army during the Civil War. He died in 1884. ________________________________________________________________________ William Wallace A Scottish National hero, he was born around 1272 He murdered an English Sheriff Sir William Hazelrig in Lanark in 1297. He went on to launch a campaign against the English occupying force. He defeated English forces trying to cross the Forth River at the Battle of Stirling Bridge, and was made "Guardian of the Kingdom. Wallace was defeated at The Battle of Falkirk in 1298 and fled to France. He returned to Scotland in 1305, but was betrayed, and captured near Glasgow by Sir John De Menteith. subsequently tried and sentenced to death. He was hanged in London in 1305. The Oscar winning film "Braveheart" was based on his life. ________________________________________________________________________ Jean Paul Jones He was born simply John Paul in 1747 in Kirkcudbright in Scotland. He served as a cabin boy in 1859, sailing to Fredricksburg in Virginia. He was first mate on a slave ship in 1866. He added the Jones, to his name after escaping a British prison in The West Indies, while on trial for killing a mutineer. The British looked upon him as a pirate. At the outbreak of the War of Independence in 1775, he joined the Continental Navy, serving on the "Alfred". Promoted to Captain, he took command of the "Providence", he captured 16 British ships in Nova Scotia and even sailed to Britain where he destroyed and captured a number of British ships. In 1787, Congress gave Jones a Gold Medal. He died in Algiers while serving as US Consul in 1792. His remains did not return to the US until 1905. ________________________________________________________________________ Mary Slessor She was born in Aberdeen in 1848. The family moved to Dundee in 1859, when her father was sacked from his cobbler's job for drunkenness, and her older brother Robert died. She worked as a weaver in a mill, a half-timer (spending half her time at the mill and half her time at school). She was deeply religious, and in 1876, she left for Nigeria as a missionary. She taught in various missions, as well as introducing Western medicines and fighting local superstitions. She was somewhat of a maverick, and unconventional, wearing her hair like a boy, and discarding the conventions of normal European female attire for more practical clothing. Although, often at odds with her fellow Europeans, she had the respect of the natives. She died in Nigeria in 1915. ________________________________________________________________________ More to come, but check the other pages. |
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