Alice Brown Davis | |
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First female Principal Chief of the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma, 1922–1935 leader | |
Preceded by | Hulbutta Micco |
Succeeded by | Chief Chili Fish |
Personal details | |
Born | Park Hill, Indian Territory | September 10, 1852
Died | June 21, 1935 Wewoka, Oklahoma | (aged 82)
Spouse |
George Rollin Davis (m. 1874) |
Relations | Older brothers, John F. and Andrew Jackson Brown |
Children | Eleven children |
Parent(s) | Dr. John Frippo Brown, Lucy Redbeard |
Education | Ramsay Mission School |
Alice Brown Davis (September 10, 1852 – June 21, 1935) was the first female Principal Chief of the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma, and served from 1922 to 1935, appointed by President Warren G. Harding.[1] She was of Seminole (Tiger Clan) and Scots descent. Her older brother John Frippo Brown had served as chief of the tribe and their brother Andrew Jackson Brown as treasurer.