Johnson Harris
Colonel Johnson Harris (April 19, 1856 – 1921)[1] was a native American politician. His father was of Euro-American descent and his mother was Cherokee. 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 in Indian Territory, from 1891 to 1895.[2]
References
- ^ Conley, Robert J. (2007). A Cherokee Encyclopedia. University of New Mexico Press. p. 114. ISBN 978-0-8263-3951-5.
- ^ Starr, Emmet. History of the Cherokee Indians and Their Legends and Folk Lore. Oklahoma City: The Warden Company, 1921. Page 165.
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Preceded by Joel B. Mayes | Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation 1891–1895 | Succeeded by Samuel Houston Mayes |
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See also: Cherokee-language Wikipedia