| Birth: | Oct. 14, 1872 | | Death: | Nov. 20, 1942 | 
New York City Police detective who introduced the use of finger-printing in the United States. He was the first to use fingerprints to identify a criminal, and the first to obtain a conviction with fingerprint evidence. Faurot rose to become a deputy police commissioner before his retirement in 1926. (bio by: Anonymous)
Search Amazon for Joseph Faurot | | | Burial:
Peacedale Cemetery
Highland Falls
Orange County
New York, USA |
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Originally Created by: Anonymous
Record added: Dec 21, 2003
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Thank you for your service, your leadership, and your courage.Thanks for being part of NYC's police department! Commissioner Faurot, thanks for the discovery of fingerprinting, remembering you after 70 years ago today, may you rest in peace!
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Thank you for your service, your leadership, and your courage.Thanks for being part of NYC's police department! Commissioner Faurot, thanks for the discovery of fingerprinting, happy 140th birthday!
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