Up for auction "Secret Service" Director H.B. Knight Hand Signed U.S. $1.00 Bill.

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H. Stuart Knight, retired

Director of the United States Secret

Service, died on Monday, September 7, 2009, after an extended illness. He was

88 years

old. Mr. Knight was appointed as the 15th Director of the U.S. Secret Service

on November 7, 1973, and served in that position for eight years. During his

tenure as director, Mr.

Knight oversaw the expansion of Secret Service training and modernization of

the

agency’s management techniques. Mr. Knight retired as Director of the Secret

Service on November 30, 1981, following a career that lasted more than 31

years. “Director Knight provided exemplary leadership to this agency. His work

leaves an

indelible mark on the Secret Service which will serve as a lasting legacy in

his honor,”

says Secret Service Director Mark Sullivan. Mr. Knight was born in Sault Ste.

Marie, Ontario, Canada, on January 6, 1921. His family later moved to Detroit,

Michigan, where he spent his formative years. He served in the U.S. Army during

World War II where he was awarded the Silver Star, Bronze Star and Purple

Heart. Following his military service, Mr. Knight completed undergraduate studies

in criminal justice at Michigan State University in 1948. Prior to his career with

the Secret Service, he served as a police officer in Berkeley, California. Mr.

Knight began his career with the Secret Service in 1950 as a special agent

assigned to the Detroit Field Office. His subsequent career assignments

included the Presidential Protective Division, the Los Angeles Field Office and

the Office of Inspection. He also served in the supervisory position of Special

Agent in Charge for the Vice Presidential Protective Division, the Washington

Field Office and the Special Investigations Division. Prior to his appointment

as director, he served as the Assistant Director of the Office of Administration.