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Chamber and committees

Vindication of Captain William Kidd

  • Submitted by: Bill Kidd, Glasgow, Scottish National Party.
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 June 2009
  • Motion reference: S3M-04427

That the Parliament welcomes a fresh bid to clear the name of Captain William Kidd, a legendary Scottish seafarer and privateer who was hanged for piracy in 1701, following new evidence from the United States of America that is under consideration by the Fraternity of Masters and Seamen in Dundee and contests the charge of piracy that condemned Captain Kidd to the gallows over three centuries ago.