Was ‘Locke and Key’ Character Frederick Gideon a Real Person?

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Warning: The following article contains spoilers for Locke & Key Season 3 on Netflix.

They say every story is only as good as its villain, and Locke & Key is no exception. British Redcoat Frederick Gideon (Kevin Durand) eagerly assumed the role of Locke & Key Season 3’s big bad after he was possessed by a demon in Season 2.

Given the fact that Frederick’s character hails from Revolutionary-era America (a very real time period in history, obviously), was he actually based on a real-life British soldier? Here’s what we know.

Source: https://www.distractify.com/p/was-frederick-gideon-a-real-person-locke-and-key