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James Alderman

American alcohol smuggler

Died when: 45 years 54 days (541 months)
Star Sign: Cancer

 

James Alderman

James Horace Alderman (in some sources Aldermon) (June 24, 1884 – August 17, 1929) was an American convicted murderer, bootlegger and gangster during the Prohibition era in the United States.

He became known in the press by names like the "King of the Rum Runners" and the "Gulf Stream Pirate." While imprisoned awaiting execution he wrote an autobiography titled The Life Story of James Horace Alderman

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