Andrew Lewis Drummond (died 1921) was chief of the United States Secret Service from 1891 to 1894.[1][2]

Andrew L. Drummond
6th Chief of the United States Secret Service
In office
1891–1894
PresidentBenjamin Harrison
Grover Cleveland
Preceded byJohn S. Bell
Succeeded byWilliam P. Hazen
Personal details
BornPeach Bottom, Pennsylvania, U.S.

Drummond was born in Peach Bottom, Pennsylvania.[3] He joined the United States Secret Service in 1871.[4] Drummond was known for his investigation into the original Ku Klux Klan.[5] In 1894, he resigned from the Secret Service and went on to head a detective agency in New York.[4]

In 1909, Drummond published the book True Detective Stories. The book contained narratives of criminal cases he had worked on during his career, many of which involved counterfeiting.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Andrew L. Drummond Dies.; Chief of United States Secret Service From 1891 to 1894". The New York Times. February 13, 1921. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
  2. ^ Excerpts from the History of the United States Secret Service, 1865-1975. United States Secret Service, Department of the Treasury. 1978. pp. 13–14 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ "A.L. Drummond Dies; Famous Detective". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. February 14, 1921. p. 3. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
  4. ^ a b c Drummond, Andrew L. (1909). True Detective Stories. G.W. Dillingham Company. pp. 3–4 – via Google Books.
  5. ^ "Original Ku Klux Prober Dies in Washington". The Portsmouth Star. February 14, 1921. p. 1.