1877 - 1948
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Details
| Birthday |
30th November, 1876
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| Birthplace |
Syracuse, New York, U.S.
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| Died |
30th December, 1948
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| Place of Death |
Stuart, Florida, U.S.
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| Occupation Text |
Bootlegger, carpenter, businessman
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| Occupation |
Criminal
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| Year(s) Active |
1919–1923
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William Frederick McCoy (1877 – December 30, 1948), also known as "Bill" McCoy, was an American sea captain and rum-runner during the Prohibition in the United States. In pursuing the trade of smuggling alcohol from the Bahamas to the Eastern Seaboard, Capt. McCoy, found a role model in John Hancock of pre-revolutionary Boston and considered himself an "honest lawbreaker." McCoy took pride in the fact that he never paid a cent to organized crime, politicians, or law enforcement for protection. Unlike many operations that illegally produced and smuggled alcohol for consumption during Prohibition, McCoy sold his merchandise unadulterated, uncut and clean.
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