Clyde Tolson
Clyde Anderson Tolson (born May 22, 1900 in Laredo , Missouri , † April 14, 1975 in Washington, DC ) was Associate Director of the FBI . He was mainly responsible for personnel matters and less for combating crime.
Life
After Clyde Tolson had unsuccessfully applied to the FBI, he got a job in 1927 and had been promoted to Assistant Director in 1930 (he later became Associate Director and Deputy to J. Edgar Hoover ). Hoover and Tolson worked closely together during the day, went to nightclubs together in the evening, and often went on vacation together.
After Hoover's death on May 2, 1972, Tolson was director for one day, but was replaced by Patrick Gray the next day and left the FBI two weeks later. Tolson inherited most of Hoover's fortune and moved into his house. He was later buried next to Hoover's grave. Rumors that the two had homosexual contacts, however, remained unconfirmed.
Web links
- Biography on Spartacus Educational (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Athan G. Theoharis, Tony G. Poveda, Susan Rosenfeld, Richard Gid Powers: The FBI: A Comprehensive Reference Guide . Greenwood, Westport, CT 1998, ISBN 0-89774-991-X , pp. 334 .
- ^ Stanley Coben: J. Edgar Hoover . In: Journal of Social History . tape 34 , no. 3 , 2001, p. 703-706, p. 704 ( online at: links.jstor.org ).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Tolson, Clyde |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Tolson, Clyde Anderson (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American Associate Director of the FBI |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 22, 1900 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Laredo , Missouri , United States |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 14, 1975 |
| Place of death | Washington, DC , United States |