Gregor MacGregor

(1786-1845)

NAME AUTHORITIES: LOC: Mac Gregor, Gregor, Sir, 1786-1845 NRA: MacGregor Gregor (1786-1845) South American Adventurer DNB: MacGregor, Gregor (1786-1845), soldier and adventurer LBT ID: GrMacGr1845 VIAF ID: 12738301 LOC ID: n92094343	B/BAP: 1786-12-24 DIED: 1845-12-04
SOURCES: DNB; Virtual International Authority File; LOC Name Authority File
Scottish adventurer who persuaded colonists and investors to participate in the founding of an imaginary country in Honduras named Poyais.
REFERENCES TO Gregor MacGregor: Jerdan, William, 1782-1869, The Autobiography of William Jerdan. 4 vols (London: Arthur Hall, Vertue & Co., 1852-53) Ch. 9: Insanity Found 1: ¶ 2