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Clyde Tolson

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Crime Fighter

The Resume

    (May 22, 1900-April 14, 1975)
    Born in Laredo, Missouri
    Assistant Director of the FBI (1947-72)
    Responsible for personnel and dsicipline
    #2 man at the FBI behind J. Edgar Hoover

Why he might be annoying:

    He was rejected by the FBI the first time he applied (1927).
    A year later, he was hired, allegedly because his application and photograph were seen by Hoover.
    He and Hoover were rumored to be lovers.
    Even if they were not lovers, his rise through the FBI hierarchy was based mostly on his friendship with Hoover.
    He said about Robert F. Kennedy, 'I hope someone shoots and kills the son of a bitch.'
    Hoover kept him employed at the FBI well after the official retirement age.
    After retiring from the FBI, he almost never left the house except to visit Hoover's grave.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He was described as 'tall and handsome.'
    He was president of his sophomore class at George Washington University.
    Several people who knew the pair, such as W. Mark Felt, said that the relation between Tolson and Hoover was fraternal rather than sexual.
    A senior FBI official said, 'Tolson was smarter than Mr. Hoover. He had a razor-sharp mind.'
    He was buried a few yards away from Hoover at Washington's Congressional Cemetery.

Credit: C. Fishel


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Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 86 Votes: 52.33% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 3 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 25 Votes: 36.00% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 14 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 55 Votes: 56.36% Annoying