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James R Donnan 1924 - 1987

James R Donnan of Galway, Saratoga County, NY was born on June 7, 1924, and died at age 63 years old on September 18, 1987.
James R Donnan
Galway, Saratoga County, NY 12074
June 7, 1924
September 18, 1987
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James R Donnan's History: 1924 - 1987

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  • 06/7
    1924

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    June 7, 1924
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  • 09/18
    1987

    Death

    September 18, 1987
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    James R Donnan lived 12 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 63.
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In 1924, in the year that James R Donnan was born, in May, wealthy college students Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb kidnapped and killed 14 year old Robert Franks "in the interest of science". Leopold and Loeb thought that they were intellectually superior and that they could commit the perfect crime and not be caught. They were brought in for questioning within 8 days and quickly confessed. Clarence Darrow was hired as their defense lawyer, getting them life imprisonment instead of a death sentence. Loeb was eventually killed in prison - Leopold was released after 33 years, dying of a heart attack at age 66.
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In 1935, at the age of just 11 years old, James was alive when the BOI's name (the Bureau of Investigation) was changed to the FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation) and it officially became a separate agency with the Department of Justice. J. Edgar Hoover, the Chief of the BOI, continued in his office and became the first Director of the FBI. The FBI's responsibility is to "detect and prosecute crimes against the United States".
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