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Eliot Ness
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Ness c. 1933
Born (1903-04-19)April 19, 1903
Chicago, Illinois. U.S.
Died May 16, 1957(1957-05-16) (aged 54)
Coudersport, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Cause of death Heart attack
Alma mater University of Chicago
Spouse(s)
Edna Stahle
(m. 1929; divorce 1938)

Evaline Michelow
(m. 1939; divorce 1945)

Elisabeth Andersen Seaver (m. 1946)

Eliot Ness (April 19, 1903 – May 16, 1957) was an American Prohibition agent. He was famous for his roles to bring down Al Capone and push Prohibition laws in Chicago, Illinois. He was the leader of a famous team of law enforcement agents from Chicago, nicknamed The Untouchables.

He unsuccessfully ran for Mayor of Cleveland, Ohio in 1947 as a Republican.


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  • Ness marker

    Marker at Lake View Cemetery

  • 1938 campaign sign on building at 36th Street and Cedar Avenue, Cleveland. - NARA - 550133

    Billboard for Eliot Ness's 1947 campaign for mayor, seen in 1973

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