Joseph Robinson Darling (March 19, 1872 in Chicago [1] - September 7, 1957) was a special agent of the United States Department of Justice, author, promoter, explorer, and soldier of fortune. [2]
He prepared two government cases against the Bathtub Trust, International Harvester, and Motion Picture Patents Company. On January 1, 1914, he resigned from the Department of Justice to enter business. [3] In 1915 he wrote "Darling on Trusts" a legal treatise. He died in Miami, Florida on September 6, 1957. [2]
Joseph R. Darling, special agent of the department of justice, resigns to enter business Jan. 1 next. He prepared two government cases against the bathtub, harvester, motion picture and other so-called trusts.