Jackson McCurtain
Jackson McCurtain | |
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| Principal chief of theChoctaw Nation | |
| In office 1880–1884 | |
| Preceded by | Isaac Garvin |
| Succeeded by | Edmund McCurtain |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 4, 1830 Mississippi,U.S. |
| Died | November 14, 1885(aged 55) Tuskahoma, Oklahoma,U.S. |
| Citizenship | Choctaw Nation |
| Spouse | Jane Austin McCurtain |
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| Relatives | Edmund McCurtain(brother) Greenwood McCurtain(brother) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Confederate States |
| Branch/service | Confederate States Army |
| Rank | Lieutenant colonel |
| Unit | Confederate First Regiment of Choctaw and Chickasaw Mounted Rifles First Choctaw Battalion |
| Battles/wars | |
Jackson McCurtain(1830-1885) was aChoctawpolitician who served as the principal chief of theChoctaw Nationfrom 1880 until 1884.
Biography[edit]
Jackson McCurtain was born inMississippion March 4, 1830, toCornelius McCurtainand Mahayia Nelson. He fought in theAmerican Civil Warserving as a captain in the Confederate First Regiment of Choctaw and Chickasaw Mounted Rifles and later as a lieutenant colonel in the First Choctaw Battalion.[1]After the war he was a successfulChoctawfarmer and rancher who marriedJane Austin McCurtainin 1865. He who served in the Senate of theChoctaw Nationfor many years and who served as the president of the senate from 1870 to 1880 when Principal ChiefIsaac Garvindied.[2][3]After Garvin's death, he was appointed principal chief and served in that position until 1884.[4]He died on November 14, 1885, shortly after leaving office.[2]During his tenure he was known as a progressive chief and for building the first permanent capital for the Choctaw Nation.[3]He was succeeded by his brother,Edmund McCurtain.[4]
References[edit]
- ^Searle, Elizabeth A."McCurtain, Jane Austin (1842–1924)".okhistory.org.Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture.Retrieved3 November2023.
- ^abJoseph B. Thoburn(1916).A Standard History of Oklahoma.Chicago, New York: The American Historical Society. pp. 1338–1339.Retrieved3 November2023.
- ^abRuth, Kent (March 1, 1987)."Influential Wife Backed Honored Choctaw Chief".The Oklahoman.Retrieved3 November2023.
- ^ab"List of Chiefs".Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma.Retrieved3 November2023.