Albert W. Hicks | |
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| Born | c. 1820 |
| Died | July 13, 1860 (age 39–40) Bedloe's Island, New York, US |
| Cause of death | Execution by hanging |
| Occupation(s) | Thief, murderer, mutineer, pirate |
| Children | 1 |
| Conviction(s) | Piracy |
| Criminal penalty | Death |
Albert W. Hicks (c. 1820 – July 13, 1860), also known as Elias W. Hicks, William Johnson, John Hicks, and Pirate Hicks, was a triple murderer and one of the last people executed for piracy in the United States.[1] Cultural historian Rich Cohen places him as the first New York City legendary gangster figure, a bridge between the piracy of old and the rise of a new "gangster nation".[2]