J. Edgar Hoover

Submitted by sfr on Mon, 2020-03-09 10:47
Character Key Number: 
3429
Display Name: 
J. Edgar Hoover
Sort Name: 
Hoover, J. Edgar
Ever Present in Yoknapatawpha?: 
No
Biography: 

Hoover was a founder and the first Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation; he ran the agency from its founding in 1924 until his death in 1972. In The Mansion someone - Gavin is sure it is Flem - calling himself "Patriotic Citizen" sends Hoover a letter warning him about Linda as a "commonist" (269).

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