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ek a oe YAMA MEN EAN LR” ~~ AEM ARLEN ENR iPS Oy BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH OF JOHN EDGAR HOOVER DIRECTOR, FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE October, 1957 John Edgar Hoover was born January 1, 1895, in the District of Columbia. He was educated in the public schools of the District of Columbia and received Bachelor of Laws and Master of Laws degrees from The George Washington University. He holds honorary degrees from The George Washington University, Pennsylvania Military College, New York University, Kalamazoo College, Westminster College, Oklahoma Baptist University, Georgetown University, Drake University, University of the South, Notre Dame University, St. John's University Law School, Rutgers University, University of Arkansas, Holy Cross College, Seton Hall College, Marquette University and Pace College. Mr. Hoover entered the Department of Justice in 1917, and in 1919, he was appointed Special Assistant to the Attorney General, From 1921 until 1924, he served as Assistant Director of the Bureau of Investigation and in May, 1924, he was named Director. Mr. Hoover is a Mason, both Royal Arch and Scottish Rite, 33°, and a Shriner. He is a member of Kappa Alpha crept bE peees gt tree ge pee eg Ee pee ror pen mee te AE ala TR STE RT ER EE RI Ra PET