Gregor MacGregor

Gregor MacGregor was a Scottish soldier, adventurer and con man who attempted from 1821 to 1837 to draw British and French investors and settlers to "Poyais", a fictional Central American territory that he claimed to rule as "Cazique".
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Who was born first?
- Gregor MacGregor and John Franklin were born the same year
- Gregor MacGregor and Davy Crockett were born the same year
- Gregor MacGregor was born 1 year before James Weddell
- Gregor MacGregor was born 1 year before John Richardson
- Gregor MacGregor was born 1 year before Thomas Say
Timeline
- Davy CrockettAugust 17, 1786 – March 6, 1836
- Gregor MacGregor (this page)December 24, 1786 – December 4, 1845
- John FranklinApril 16, 1786 – June 11, 1847
- James WeddellAugust 24, 1787 – September 9, 1834
- John RichardsonNovember 5, 1787 – June 5, 1865
- Thomas SayJune 27, 1787 – October 10, 1834
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