Benjamin Hawkins
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Benjamin Hawkins was an American statesman and Indian agent who played a key role in U.S. relations with Southeastern Native American tribes in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Benjamin Hawkins canonical | 2 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American statesman
ⓘ
Indian agent ⓘ human ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Crawford County, Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1754-08-15 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1816-06-06 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
College of New Jersey
ⓘ
Princeton University ⓘ |
| era |
early 19th century
ⓘ
late 18th century ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | European American ⓘ |
| hadPartner | Creek woman (common-law wife) ⓘ |
| knownFor |
long-term service as U.S. Indian agent to the Creek
ⓘ
mediating relations between the United States and Southeastern tribes ⓘ role in early U.S. Indian policy in the Southeast ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
Creek
ⓘ
English ⓘ French ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Second Continental Congress
ⓘ
surface form:
Continental Congress
United States Senate ⓘ |
| notableEvent | establishment of Fort Hawkins in Georgia ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Letters, Journals, and Writings on the Creek Indians
ⓘ
Letters, Journals, and Writings on the Creek Indians ⓘ
surface form:
Report on the Creek Indians
|
| occupation |
Indian agent
ⓘ
diplomat ⓘ interpreter ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| participatedIn | American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| partOf | early United States Indian affairs administration ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Granville County, North Carolina
ⓘ
surface form:
Granville County, Province of North Carolina
|
| placeOfDeath | near Fort Hawkins, Georgia ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
United States Senator
ⓘ
surface form:
United States Senator from North Carolina
delegate to the Continental Congress from North Carolina ⓘ general superintendent of Indian affairs for the Southern Department ⓘ principal Indian agent for the Creek Nation ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity |
Southern United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Southeastern United States
|
| religion |
Protestant Christianity
ⓘ
surface form:
Protestantism
|
| residence |
Creek (Muscogee) Nation
ⓘ
surface form:
Creek Nation
Georgia ⓘ North Carolina ⓘ |
| servedIn | Continental Army ⓘ |
| spouse | Lavinia Downs ⓘ |
| tribeInteractedWith |
Cherokee
ⓘ
Chickasaw people ⓘ
surface form:
Chickasaw
Choctaw people ⓘ
surface form:
Choctaw
Creek ⓘ Seminole ⓘ |
| workedFor |
George Washington
ⓘ
United States government ⓘ |
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