The FBI was founded in 1908 by the grandnephew of which historical figure?
Robert E. Lee
Napoleon Bonaparte
Thomas Jefferson
Ludwig van Beethoven
The origins of The Federal Bureau of Investigation can be traced back Charles J. Bonaparte, the great-nephew of Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte, who served as President Theodore Roosevelt’s attorney general. At that time, the Justice Department lacked its own team of investigators for enforcing federal laws. In response, Bonaparte put together a “special agent force” of 31 detectives, and issued an order that directed DOJ attorneys to refer investigative matters to his chief examiner, Stanley Finch. The order was dated July 26, 1908, now celebrated as the official birth date of the FBI.
Correct Answer: Napoleon Bonaparte