Ross Swimmer | |
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| 4th Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Indian Affairs | |
| In office 1985–1989 | |
| President | Ronald Reagan |
| Preceded by | Kenneth Smith |
| Succeeded by | Eddie Frank Brown |
| Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation | |
| In office 1975–1985 | |
| Deputy | Wilma Mankiller |
| Preceded by | W. W. Keeler |
| Succeeded by | Wilma Mankiller |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 26, 1943 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Margaret Swimmer |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | University of Oklahoma (BA, JD) |
Ross O. Swimmer (born October 26, 1943)[1] served as the Special Trustee for American Indians at the U.S. Department of the Interior from 2003 to 2009.[2][3] He was formerly the Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation. He is a Republican.[4]
- ^ Speeches 1985 [dead link]
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-05-30. Retrieved 2010-12-10.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Margaret and Ross Swimmer".
- ^ Thornton, Mary. "Harmony a Distant Fourth in Cherokee Vote". washingtonpost.com.