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The revelation of the scandal involving this man was a major political embarrassment to the Whig Party since his three major financiers, the Earl of Orford, Sir John Somers, and Lord Bellomont, were all Whigs. The phrase "And rix dollars manifold / we seized uncontrolled" comes from a broadside song about this man which popularized the belief that he had confessed, after which he was hanged and gibbeted over the Thames. This man was charged with peacetime threatening of the Armenian owners of the Quedagh Merchant, who had a French pass. (*) Washington Irving's The Devil and Tom Walker and Edgar Allen Poe's "The Gold-Bug" reference legends about this man which originated from him depositing loot on Gardiner Island. For 10 points, name this unfortunate Scottish privateer who became legendary for stories of his buried treasure.
The revelation of the scandal involving this man was a major political embarrassment to the Whig Party since his three major financiers, the Earl of Orford, Sir John Somers, and Lord Bellomont, were all Whigs.
Captain William Kidd