William H. Moran
Chief of the United States Secret Service
About William H. Moran
Lived 1864 – 1946 (aged 81–82). William H. Moran was an u.S. Secret Service agent.
William Herman Moran ( – September 10, 1946 ) was the longest-serving Chief of the United States Secret Service, serving from 1917 to 1936.
He was appointed by President Woodrow Wilson and served under five presidents: Wilson, Warren G. Harding, Calvin Coolidge, Herbert Hoover, and Franklin D. Roosevelt. During his tenure, Wilson presided over the 1917 expansion of the Secret Service's duties to include official protection of the president's family, the establishment of the White House Police Force in 1922, and the transition to small-sized currency in 1928, as well as the investigation into the Teapot Dome scandal. He was often at odds with FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover over issues of jurisdiction.
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Who was William H. Moran?
Chief of the United States Secret Service
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William H. Moran was born in 1864.
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William H. Moran died on 10 September 1946.
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William H. Moran was an u.S. Secret Service agent.
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