Principal Chief John Ross

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Principal Chief John Ross was the long-serving leader of the Cherokee Nation in the 19th century, known for his determined legal and political resistance to U.S. policies of Indian removal.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Cherokee leader
Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation
human
advocatedFor Cherokee sovereignty
protection of Cherokee lands
alternateName Koo-wi-s-gu-wi
burialPlace Ross Cemetery, Park Hill, Cherokee Nation (present-day Oklahoma)
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1790-10-03
dateOfDeath 1866-08-01
endTime 1866 (as Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation)
era 19th century
ethnicity Cherokee
faced U.S. Indian Removal Act of 1830
hadChild Annie Brian Ross
George Washington Ross
James McDonald Ross
John Ross Jr.
linked to: John Ross
heritage mixed Scottish and Cherokee ancestry
languageSpoken Cherokee
linked to: Cherokee language

English
led Cherokee Nation
memberOf Cherokee Nation
metWith U.S. President Abraham Lincoln
linked to: Abraham Lincoln

U.S. President Andrew Jackson
linked to: Andrew Jackson
name John Ross
notableFor leadership during the Trail of Tears
legal and political resistance to U.S. Indian removal policies
long-serving leadership of the Cherokee Nation in the 19th century
opposition to the Treaty of New Echota
occupation politician
statesman
tribal chief
opposed forced removal of the Cherokee from their homelands
participatedIn legal challenges to the Indian Removal Act
negotiations with the United States regarding Cherokee removal
placeOfBirth Turkeytown, Cherokee Nation (near present-day Alabama)
placeOfDeath Washington, D.C.
positionHeld Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation
religion Presbyterianism
linked to: Presbyterian
residence Park Hill, Cherokee Nation (present-day Oklahoma)
Red Clay, Cherokee Nation
Ross’s Landing (present-day Chattanooga, Tennessee)
signed petitions and memorials to the U.S. Congress against removal
spouse Mary Brian Stapler Ross
Quatie Brown Henley Ross
linked to: Quatie Brown Ross
startTime 1828 (as Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation)
supported Union (during the American Civil War)
linked to: Union (North)

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Trail of Tears opposedBy Principal Chief John Ross
Civil War in Indian Territory notableCommander John Ross (Cherokee chief)
linked to: Principal Chief John Ross
Cherokee Constitution of 1827 establishedOffice Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation
linked to: Principal Chief John Ross
Major Ridge opposedBy Principal Chief John Ross
Treaty of New Echota opposedBy Principal Chief John Ross
subject linked to: Treaty of New Echota (1835)
John Ross positionHeld Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation
subject linked to: Principal Chief John Ross
linked to: Principal Chief John Ross
William Charles Rogers positionHeld Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation
linked to: Principal Chief John Ross
Deputy Principal Chief subordinateTo Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation
linked to: Principal Chief John Ross
Deputy Principal Chief officeHoldersAssist Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation
linked to: Principal Chief John Ross
Deputy Principal Chief maySucceed Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation
linked to: Principal Chief John Ross