James McParland | |
|---|---|
 James McParland circa 1880s | |
| Born | March 22, 1844 County Armagh, Ireland |
| Died | May 18, 1919 (aged 75) Denver, Colorado, United States |
| Resting place | Mount Olivet Catholic Cemetery |
| Other names | James McKenna |
| Occupation(s) | Pinkerton detective, labor spy |
| Known for | Private detective and office superintendent for the Pinkerton Detective Agency |
| Spouse | Mary Regan |
James McParland[Note 1] (né McParlan;[Note 2] 22 March 1844[3] – 18 May 1919) was an American private detective and Pinkerton agent.
McParland arrived in New York in 1867. He worked as a laborer, policeman and then in Chicago as a liquor store owner[4][5] until the Great Chicago Fire of 1871 destroyed his business. He then became a private detective and labor spy, noted for his success against coal mining labor organizations in Pennsylvania.
- ^ Friedman (1907)
- ^ Martin (2004), p. 10
- ^ "Famous Detective Dead; James McParland Noted for Work Against Molly Maguires". The New York Times. 20 May 1919. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
- ^ Riffenburgh, Beau (2013). Pinkerton's Great Detective: The Amazing Life and Times of James McParland. New York, NY: Viking Adult. ISBN 978-0670025466.
- ^ MacIntyre, Ben (22 December 2013). "A Law Unto Himself". The New York Times. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
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