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John Rogers (Cherokee chief)
John Rogers | |
|---|---|
| Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation West | |
| In office December 1838 – July 12, 1839[a] | |
| Preceded by | John Jolly |
| Succeeded by | John Brown (disputed) John Looney (disputed) Position disestablished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1779 Burke County, Georgia |
| Died | June 12, 1846 Washington D.C. |
| Relatives | William Charles Rogers (grandson) John Jolly (half-sister's brother/step-uncle)[b] |
John Rogers was the last elected Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation West elected in December 1838 by the faction of Old Settlers[c] who rejected the Cherokee Nation constitution of 1839.
- ^ Chavez, Will (August 26, 2014). "1839 Cherokee Constitution born from Act of Union". Cherokee Phoenix. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
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