William Craig (Secret Service)

William J. "Big Bill" Craig (November 21, 1855 – September 3, 1902) was among the first agents of the United States Secret Service tasked with protecting a President of the United States.[1] He was also the first of only two Secret Service agents who have ever been killed in the line of duty while protecting an American president, the other being Leslie Coffelt.[2][3][4] Before protecting presidents, Craig was known for teaching and exhibiting use of the broadsword, as well as for his work apprehending counterfeiters.

  1. ^ Southwick, Albert. "William Craig's last interview", Worcester Telegram (September 5, 2013).
  2. ^ "Wall of Honor". www.secretservice.gov. Retrieved May 9, 2019.
  3. ^ Ottenberg, M. (1962). The Federal investigators. Prentice-Hall. p. 273. Retrieved May 9, 2019.
  4. ^ Emmett, Dan. I Am a Secret Service Agent: My Life Spent Protecting the President, p. 70 (St. Martin's Press, 2017).