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Benjamin Franklin Smallwood
Benjamin Franklin Smallwood (1829 – December 15, 1891) was Principal Chief of the Choctaw Republic from 1888 to 1890. From 1847 to 1890, Smallwood held public office in Choctaw Nation, except for the time he served as an officer in the Civil War. Early life He was born in 1829 in Choctaw Nation to William and Mary (LeFore) Smallwood in Choctaw Nation in Mississippi.Littlefield, Daniel F., and James W. Parins. ''A Biobibliography of Native American Writers, 1772–1924: A Supplement'', Scarecrow Press, 1895. p. 286-287. When he was a young child, his family moved to Indian Territory on the Choctaw Trail of Tears.Meserve, John Bartlett"Chief Benjamin Franklin Smallwood and Chief Jefferson Gardner," ''Chronicles of Oklahoma'', Volume 19, No. 3, September, 1941. As a child, Smallwood attended Spencer Academy in Choctaw Nation. Political career Smallwood began his political career in 1847, when he served as a ranger in Kiamichi County. Also beginning in 1847, he held the o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Choctaw Nation
The Choctaw Nation ( Choctaw: ''Chahta Okla'') is a Native American territory covering about , occupying portions of southeastern Oklahoma in the United States. The Choctaw Nation is the third-largest federally recognized tribe in the United States and the second-largest Indian reservation in area after the Navajo. As of 2011, the tribe has 223,279 enrolled members, of whom 84,670 live within the state of Oklahoma and 41,616 live within the Choctaw Nation's jurisdiction. A total of 233,126 people live within these boundaries, with its tribal jurisdictional area comprising 10.5 counties in the state, with the seat of government being located in Durant, Oklahoma. It shares borders with the reservations of the Chickasaw, Muscogee, and Cherokee, as well as the U.S. states of Texas and Arkansas. By area, the Choctaw Nation is larger than eight U.S. states. The chief of the Choctaw Nation is Gary Batton, who took office on April 29, 2014, after the retirement of Gregory E. Pyl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
