Leo L. Laughlin
| Leo L. Laughlin | |
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| Massachusetts Public Safety Commissioner | |
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In office September 28, 1965 – August 31, 1969 |
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| Preceded by | Richard Caples |
| Succeeded by | William Powers |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 10, 1910 Shenandoah, Pennsylvania |
| Died |
April 13, 1997 (aged 86) Belleair, Florida |
| Spouse(s) | Mary E. Galligan |
| Alma mater | Catholic University, B.A.; L.L.B |
| Profession | Law enforcement officer Business executive Non-profit executive |
Leo L. Laughlin (September 10, 1910 – April 13, 1997) was an American law enforcement officer and businessman who worked for the Federal Bureau of Investigation and served as Massachusetts' Commissioner of Public Safety.
Laughlin was born on September 10, 1910 in Shenandoah, Pennsylvania. He earned a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Laws degree from The Catholic University of America.
Laughlin joined the Federal Bureau of Investigation on December 2, 1935. He was recommended for the job by U.S. Senator Joseph F. Guffey and U.S. Representative James H. Gildea. His first assignment was as a special agent in the Boston field office. In 1937 he transferred to the New York office. On January 9, 1938 he was designated the Number One Man of the Newark office. That May he had an argument with a special agent and this, along with a personality clash with the office's special agent in charge, resulted in a transfer back to New York. When the SAC from Newark transferred to New York in the fall of 1938, Laughlin relocated to the Cincinnati office. In 1940, Laughlin was promoted to supervisor in the investigative division. The following year he moved to the security division, where he worked in the espionage section. In 1944, Laughlin was transferred to the St. Paul field office and promoted to assistant special agent in charge. He was transferred to the Baltimore office in 1945. On June 21, 1945 he was named acting special agent in charge of the office in Providence. He was designated SAC of Providence on July 17, 1945 and remained there until that fall when J. Edgar Hoover loaned him and Joseph Carroll to the War Assets Administration. Laughlin served as the WAA's deputy director of the compliance enforcement division. Although the assignment was to be temporary, he remained with the WAA until 1947, as the head of the administration, Robert McGowan Littlejohn refused to let Laughlin and Carroll return to the FBI until after Hoover got the White House to intervene. On April 1, 1947, Laughlin returned to the FBI as an inspector. From 1947 to 1953 he supervised the FBI's liaison and loyalty sections. In the role, Laughlin was involved in the investigations of Judith Coplon, William Remington, and Harry Dexter White. He then served as special agent in charge of the Washington field office until 1957, when he returned to Boston as special agent in charge.
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