Blackbirders and Shanghaiers, and African Slave Traders: 1860-1870
| Name | Life | Years Active | Country of origin | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nathaniel Gordon | 1834–1862 | 1860 | United States | The first and only American slave trader to be tried, convicted, and executed "for being engaged in the Slave Trade" in accordance with the Piracy Law of 1820. |
| Bully Hayes | 1829–1877 | 1850–1877 | United States | The Pirate of the South Sea, who was in a notorious blackbirder in the South Pacific, and described as "the last of the Buccaneers". |
| Albert W. Hicks | 1820–1860 | 1860 | United States | New York waterfront thug who killed the 3-man crew of an oyster sloop after being shanghaied. He was the last man hung for piracy in the United States. |
| Ben Pease | 1837-1870 | 1860-1870 | United States | New England sea captain turn into a pirate for blackirdering and dead in fight with Bully Hayes. |
| James Kelly | 1830-1890 | 1850-1870 | United States | Only criminal for shanghaied around California and New England. |
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