Colonel Johnson Harris (April 19, 1856 – 1921) was a native
American politician. His father was of Euro-American descent and his mother was
Cherokee
The Cherokee (; , or ) people are one of the Indigenous peoples of the Southeastern Woodlands of the United States. Prior to the 18th century, they were concentrated in their homelands, in towns along river valleys of what is now southwestern ...
. Harris' public life began with his election to the Cherokee senate in 1881. On the death of
J. B. Mayes, he was appointed by council as Principal Chief of the
Cherokee Nation
The Cherokee Nation ( or ) is the largest of three list of federally recognized tribes, federally recognized tribes of Cherokees in the United States. It includes people descended from members of the Cherokee Nation (1794–1907), Old Cheroke ...
in
Indian Territory
Indian Territory and the Indian Territories are terms that generally described an evolving land area set aside by the Federal government of the United States, United States government for the relocation of Native Americans in the United States, ...
, from 1891 to 1895.
[Starr, Emmet. ''History of the Cherokee Indians and Their Legends and Folk Lore''. Oklahoma City: The Warden Company, 1921. Page 165.]
References
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1856 births
1921 deaths
Principal Chiefs of the Cherokee Nation (1794–1907)