John Rogers (Cherokee chief)

John Rogers
Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation West
In office
December 1838 – July 12, 1839[a]
Preceded byJohn Jolly
Succeeded byJohn Brown (disputed)
John Looney (disputed)
Position disestablished
Personal details
Born1779
Burke County, Georgia
DiedJune 12, 1846
Washington D.C.
RelativesWilliam Charles Rogers (grandson)
John Jolly (half-sister's brother/step-uncle)[b]

John Rogers was the last elected Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation West elected in December 1838 by the faction of Old Settlers[c] who rejected the Cherokee Nation constitution of 1839.

  1. ^ Chavez, Will (August 26, 2014). "1839 Cherokee Constitution born from Act of Union". Cherokee Phoenix. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Chronicles-1939 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Landes, Tim (November 2, 2018). "Mullin: 'volunteer walk' comment referred to Old Settlers". Cherokee Phoenix. Retrieved 22 May 2023.


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