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Many have heard of the legendary Director J. Edgar Hoover who led the FBI from1924 to 1972, but few have heard of the name Alexander Bruce Bielaski who served as the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation from 1912 to 1919. FBI was established in 1908, and Bielaski was its second Director.
Even fewer know that Bielaski was of Lithuanian origin. Although his family name was Polonized over time, his family roots can be traced directly back to Lithuania. His grandfather, Captain Alexander Bielaski (Beleskis) had been born on August 1, 1811, in Lithuania.
The FBI Director’s sister, Ruth Bielaski Shipley
Ruth Bielaski Shipley
Another rather unknown story among Lithuanian Americans, is that Ruth Bielaski Shipley (April 20, 1885 – November 3, 1966) was head of the Passport Division of the United States Department of State for 27 years from 1928 to 1955. In 1951 TIME called her "The most invulnerable, most unfirable, most feared and most admired career woman in the U.S. Government."
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