privateer
William Kidd.
Scottish sailor who was tried and executed for piracy after returning from a voyage to the Indian Ocean
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About William Kidd
William Kidd, also known as Captain William Kidd or simply Captain Kidd, was a Scottish privateer. Conflicting accounts exist regarding his early life, but he was likely born in Dundee and later settled in New York City. By 1690, Kidd had become a highly successful privateer, commissioned to protect English interests in the Thirteen Colonies in North America and the West Indies.
Everything about William Kidd →- Occupation
- privateer, military personnel, pirate, sea captain
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Born
- 1645
- Died
- May 23, 1701