Guwisguwi
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Guwisguwi is the Cherokee name of John Ross, the long-serving Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation during the 19th century who led his people through the era of Indian Removal and the Trail of Tears.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Cherokee leader
ⓘ
Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation ⓘ human ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Chief John Ross
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
John Ross NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1790-10-03 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Turkeytown
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
near Lookout Mountain ⓘ present-day Alabama ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Wilmington and Brandywine Cemetery
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wilmington, Delaware NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citizenship |
Cherokee Nation
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1866-08-01 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Washington, D.C. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 1866 ⓘ |
| ethnicBackground |
Cherokee
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Scottish ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Cherokee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Daniel Ross NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNameInCherokee | Guwisguwi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNameInEnglish | John Ross NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSignatureEvent | negotiations in Washington, D.C. over Cherokee removal ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
Cherokee
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
English ⓘ |
| led |
Cherokee Nation
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cherokee resistance to removal ⓘ |
| mother | Mollie McDonald NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movedDuring | Trail of Tears NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movedTo | Indian Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
leadership during Indian Removal
ⓘ
leadership during the Trail of Tears ⓘ longest-serving Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation ⓘ |
| occupation |
merchant
ⓘ
politician ⓘ |
| opposed |
Indian Removal policies of the United States
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ⓘ
Treaty of New Echota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Pathkiller NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Presbyterian
ⓘ
surface form:
Presbyterianism
|
| residence |
Park Hill, Indian Territory
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ross’s Landing NERFINISHED ⓘ near present-day Chattanooga, Tennessee ⓘ |
| servedIn | Cherokee National Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse |
Mary Brian Stapler
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Quatie Ross NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1828 ⓘ |
| succeededBy | William P. Ross NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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