- Born
- January 22, 1645
- Died
- May 23, 1701 (aged 56)
- Known as
- privateer, military personnel, pirate, sea captain
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.
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