Stede Bonnet ( 1688 -- 10 December 1718 ) was an early 18th-century Barbadian pirate , sometimes called `` The Gentleman Pirate '' because he was a moderately wealthy landowner before turning to a life of crime .
Stede Bonnet ( c. 1688 -- December 10 , 1718 ) was an early 18th-century Barbadian pirate , sometimes called `` the gentleman pirate '' because he was a moderately rich landowner before turning to a life of crime .