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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.
The FBI Wall of Honor remembers Special Agent/Inspector Samuel P. Cowley, who died attempting to capture notorious gangster "Baby Face" Nelson on November 27, 1934.
Samuel Cowley was born in Franklin, Idaho on July 23, 1899 to parents Matthais F. Cowley and Luella Parkinson. He was the fifth son in the family of nine sons and six daughters. The Cowleys lived here until Sam was six years old and the family relocated to Preston.
Mar 3, 2021 · FRANKLIN – Agent Samuel P. Cowley died form gunshot wounds in a shootout with the notorious Baby Face Nelson. He was born in Franklin, Idaho and has been memorialized with a roadside marker in the town where he was born.
Agent Hollis, with massive head wounds, was pronounced dead upon arrival at a hospital and Agent Cowley died the following morning after surgery for his stomach wounds. The suspects fled the scene in the agent's car and drove to a house in Wilmette.
On November 27, 1934, FBI Special Agent Samuel P. Cowley was killed in a shootout with the infamous bank robber, George Baby Face Nelson. Cowley had been pursuing Nelson with fellow agent Herman Hollis when Nelson had the driver of his vehicle pull over to the side of the road.
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Samuel P. Cowley. The FBI Wall of Honor remembers Special Agent/Inspector Samuel P. Cowley, who died attempting to capture notorious gangster "Baby Face" Nelson on November 27, 1934.
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