Samuel P. Cowley, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Samuel P. Cowley

FBI agent

Date of Birth: 23-Jul-1899

Date of Death: 27-Nov-1934

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Samuel Parkinson Cowley (July 23, 1899 – November 28, 1934) was an agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) who was killed in the line of duty in a gunfight with Baby Face Nelson in 1934 on Route 14 in Barrington, Illinois.Cowley was a son of Matthias F.
Cowley, an apostle of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), by one of his four wives, Luella Parkinson Cowley.
He was born in Franklin, Idaho on July 23, 1899.
His half-brother, Matthew Cowley (son of Matthias F.
and Abbie Hyde Cowley), was also an apostle of the LDS Church.
Prior to joining the FBI, Samuel Cowley attended Utah State Agricultural College and George Washington University Law School.