Parker, Ely Samuel, 1828-1895

Seneca sachem born at Indian Falls, Genesee County, N.Y. in 1828; raised on the Tonawanda Reservation. Studied law and civil engineering; appointed superintendant of government works at Galena, Ill. in 1857, where he became a friend of Ulysses S. Grant. Served during the Civil War as Gen. Grant's secretary. Appointed U. S. Commissioner of Indian Affairs by President Grant. Died at Fairfield, Conn. in 1895.

From the description of Ely S. Parker correspondence and paper on the Iroquois, 1853-1895. (Buffalo History Museum). WorldCat record id: 77546773

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