Gregor MacGregor, Scottish soldier and explorer (born 1786)

Gregor MacGregor

Scottish soldier, adventurer, and confidence trickster (1786–1845)

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". Hundreds invested their savings in…