John Ridge
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title:
John Ridge
text:
John Ridge, born Skah-tle-loh-skee, was from a prominent family of the Cherokee Nation, then located in present-day Georgia. He went to Cornwall, Connecticut, to study at the Foreign Mission School. He met Sarah Bird Northup, of a New England Yankee family, and they married in 1824. Soon after their return to New Echota in 1825, Ridge was chosen for the Cherokee National Council and became a leader in the tribe. In the 1830s, Ridge was part of the Treaty Party with his father Major Ridge, and co
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American Indian politician (c. 1802–1839)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Ridge
date created:
2005-05-30T23:20:17Z
date modified:
2024-09-11T09:54:56Z
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