Samuel Houston Mayes
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title:
Samuel Houston Mayes
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Samuel Houston Mayes of Scots/English-Cherokee descent, was elected as Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation in Indian Territory, serving from 1895 to 1899. His maternal grandfather belonged to the Deer clan, and his father was allied with members of the Cherokee Treaty Party in the 1830s, such as the Adair men, Elias Boudinot, and Major Ridge. In the late nineteenth century, his older brother Joel B. Mayes was elected to two terms as Chief of the Cherokee. Born in Indian Territory, Mayes atten
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19th century Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation (1845–1927)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Houston_Mayes
date created:
2007-06-05T20:49:02Z
date modified:
2024-09-10T00:47:27Z
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