Samuel P. Cowley
Male, Deceased Person
1899 – 1934
Who was Samuel P. Cowley?
Samuel Parkinson Cowley was an agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation who was killed in the line of duty in a gunfight with Baby Face Nelson in 1934 on Route 14 in Barrington, Illinois.
Cowley was a son of Matthias F. Cowley, an apostle of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, by one of his four wives, Luella Parkinson Cowley. He was born in Franklin, Idaho on July 23, 1899. His half-brother, Matthew Cowley, was also an apostle of the LDS Church. Prior to joining the FBI, Samuel Cowley attended Utah State Agricultural College and George Washington University Law School.
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- Born
- Jul 23, 1899
Franklin - Also known as
- Samuel Cowley
- Parents
- Religion
- Mormonism
- Education
- Utah State University
- Died
- Nov 27, 1934
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on July 23, 2013
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