Samuel Checote
Muscogee political leader, military veteran and Methodist preacher / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Samuel Checote (1819–1884) (Muscogee) was a political leader, military veteran, and a Methodist preacher in the Creek Nation, Indian Territory. He served two terms as the first principal chief of the tribe to be elected under their new constitution created after the American Civil War. He had to deal with continuing tensions among his people, as traditionalists opposed assimilation to European-American ways.
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Samuel Checote | |
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Born | 1819 Alabama |
Died | 1884 Okmulgee, Creek Nation, Indian Territory |
Nationality | Muscogee |
Occupation | Preacher |
Known for | Principal Chief, Creek Nation |
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Checote fought with the Confederacy during the war; most Creek supported their cause. He served as a lieutenant colonel with a Creek mounted unit in Indian Territory. After the war he resumed preaching.