John Ross (Cherokee chief)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/John_Ross_(Cherokee_chief)
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:advocatesFor Native American rights
Cherokee sovereignty
gptkbp:birthDate 1790-10-03
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Turkeytown,_Alabama
gptkbp:children gptkb:Emily_Elizabeth_Ross
gptkb:Henrietta_Ross
gptkb:James_McDonald_Ross
gptkb:John_Ross_Jr.
gptkb:Joseph_Coodey_Ross
gptkb:Robert_Bruce_Ross
gptkb:Theodore_Ross
gptkb:William_Allen_Ross
gptkb:Annie_Ross
Annie Brian Ross
gptkbp:deathDate 1866-08-01
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
gptkbp:ethnicity gptkb:Cherokee
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label John Ross (Cherokee chief)
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:Principal_Chief_of_the_Cherokee_Nation
gptkbp:language gptkb:Cherokee
English
gptkbp:militaryService gptkb:Cherokee_Regiment_(War_of_1812)
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Trail_of_Tears
gptkbp:notableFor longest-serving Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Cherokee_Constitution_of_1827
gptkbp:occupation CEO
gptkbp:otherName gptkb:Kooweskoowe
gptkbp:parent gptkb:Mollie_McDonald
gptkb:Daniel_Ross
gptkbp:politicalParty gptkb:Cherokee_National_Party
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Pathkiller
gptkbp:rank Lieutenant Colonel
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Christianity
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Rossville,_Georgia
gptkb:Park_Hill,_Oklahoma
gptkbp:restingPlace gptkb:Ross_Cemetery,_Park_Hill,_Oklahoma
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:signature John Ross signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Mary_Brian_Stapler
gptkb:Quatie
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Lewis_Downing
gptkbp:termEnd 1866
gptkbp:termStart 1828
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:John_Ross
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5