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Ross Swimmer

Ross Swimmer
4th Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Indian Affairs
In office
1985–1989
PresidentRonald Reagan
Preceded byKenneth Smith
Succeeded byEddie Frank Brown
Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation
In office
1975–1985
DeputyWilma Mankiller
Preceded byW. W. Keeler
Succeeded byWilma Mankiller
Personal details
Born (1943-10-26) October 26, 1943 (age 81)
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseMargaret Swimmer
Children2
EducationUniversity of Oklahoma (BA, JD)
Ross Owen Swimmer (rear third from right)

Ross O. Swimmer (born October 26, 1943)[1] served as the Special Trustee for American Indians at the U.S. Department of the Interior from 2003 to 2009.[2][3] He was formerly the Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation. He is a Republican.[4]

  1. ^ Speeches 1985
  2. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-05-30. Retrieved 2010-12-10.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ "Margaret and Ross Swimmer".
  4. ^ Thornton, Mary. "Harmony a Distant Fourth in Cherokee Vote". washingtonpost.com.

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