Henry Roan | |
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Born | E-Stah-mo-sah 1881[1] Osage Nation, Indian Territory, U.S. |
Died | February 6, 1923 Osage County, Oklahoma, U.S. | (aged 41–42)
Cause of death | Gunshot wound |
Citizenship | Osage Nation |
Education | Carlisle Indian Industrial School |
Spouse |
Henry Roan or E-Stah-mo-sah (1881 — February 6/8, 1923) was an Osage man murdered during the Osage Indian murders. William King Hale was convicted as the mastermind of the most notorious of these murders—that of Roan. His murder led to the U.S. Supreme Court case United States v. Ramsey (1926).