William Wood ( eng. William P. Wood ; March 11, 1820 , Alexandria , Virginia — March 20, 1903 , Washington ) —the first director of the United States secret service . On July 5, 1865, he was sworn in by US Treasury Secretary Hugh McCulloch .
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William Wood participated in the war with Mexico , and at the time of his appointment as director of the United States secret service he was the commandant of a prison in Washington .
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