Bushyhead, Dennis Wolfe, 1826-1898

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Tennessee born Dennis Wolfe Bushyhead (1826-1898), Cherokee chief and son of Reverend Jesse Bushyhead, studied at Princeton University for two years before moving to the Cherokee Nation, Indian Territory in 1839. Bushyhead left to participate in the gold rush in 1849, returning nearly twenty years later in 1868, and became treasurer for the Cherokee Nation by 1871. He served in this capacity until 1879 when he was elected as principal chief. While chief from 1879 until 1887, Brushyhead faced issues such as railroad rights-of-way, land allotment, education, tribal citizenship, grazing rights, and intrusion by whites. Furthermore, in 1897 Bushyhead sat on the Cherokee commission, which objected to the United States revoking the title to the lands of the Cherokee Nation. Bushyhead died in 1898 in Tahlequah, Oklahoma.

Source: Delashaw, Corie. "Bushyhead, Dennis Wolfe," Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture, Oklahoma Historical Society, http://digital.library.okstate.edu/encyclopedia/entries/B/BU015.html (accessed July 1, 2010).

From the guide to the Bushyhead, Dennis W. Papers, 1879-1913, (Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin)

Tennessee born Dennis Wolfe Bushyhead (1826-1898), Cherokee chief and son of Reverend Jesse Bushyhead, studied at Princeton University for two years before moving to the Cherokee Nation, Indian Territory in 1839.

Bushyhead left to participate in the gold rush in 1849, returning nearly twenty years later in 1868, and became treasurer for the Cherokee Nation by 1871. He served in this capacity until 1879 when he was elected as principal chief. While chief from 1879 until 1887, Brushyhead faced issues such as railroad rights-of-way, land allotment, education, tribal citizenship, grazing rights, and intrusion by whites. Furthermore, in 1897 Bushyhead sat on the Cherokee commission, which objected to the United States revoking the title to the lands of the Cherokee Nation. Bushyhead died in 1898 in Tahlequah, Oklahoma.

From the description of Bushyhead, Dennis W., papers, 1879-1913. (University of Texas Libraries). WorldCat record id: 658060036

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referencedIn Ballenger, Thomas Lee, 1882-1987. Thomas Lee Ballenger papers, 1730-1968 (bulk 1835-1968). Newberry Library
creatorOf Bushyhead, Dennis Wolfe, 1826-1898. Annual message, A.D. 1879 to 1885 inclusive, of Hon. D.W. Bushyhead, Principal Chief, Cherokee Nation, I.T. Northeastern State University, Tahlequah Campus, John Vaughan Library
referencedIn Bushyhead, Dennis W. Papers, 1879-1913 Dolph Briscoe Center for American History
creatorOf Bushyhead, Dennis W. Papers, 1879-1913 Dolph Briscoe Center for American History
creatorOf Bushyhead, Dennis Wolfe, 1826-1898. Annual message, A.D. 1879 to 1885 inclusive, of Hon. D.W. Bushyhead, Principal Chief, Cherokee Nation, I.T. Northeastern State University, Tahlequah Campus, John Vaughan Library
creatorOf Bushyhead, Dennis Wolfe, 1826-1898. Bushyhead, Dennis W., papers, 1879-1913. University of Texas Libraries
referencedIn Printed material, 1820-1978. University of Oklahoma, Bizzell Memorial Library
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Birth 1826-03-18

Death 1898

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