James Joseph Rowley
Director of the United States Secret Service
About James Joseph Rowley
Lived 1908 – 1992 (aged 84). James Joseph Rowley was an American u.S. Secret Service agent.
James Joseph Rowley (October 14, 1908 – November 1, 1992) was the head of the United States Secret Service between 1961 and 1973, under presidents Kennedy, Johnson, and Nixon.
Rowley was born in Bronx County, New York to James J. Rowley and Bridget Theresa McTeague. His parents were Irish immigrants who met in New York City and were married in Manhattan. After the assassination, Secret Service training was regularized and systematized. The James J. Rowley Training Center in Beltsville, Maryland, is named after him. Rowley died of congestive heart failure at his home in Leisure World, Maryland.
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Director of the United States Secret Service (1908–1992)
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James Joseph Rowley was born on 14 October 1908 in New York City.
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James Joseph Rowley died on 1 November 1992 in Leisure World, Maryland, United States.
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James Joseph Rowley was an u.S. Secret Service agent.
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