Jackson McCurtain | |
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Principal chief of the Choctaw Nation | |
In office 1880–1884 | |
Preceded by | Isaac Garvin |
Succeeded by | Edmund McCurtain |
Personal details | |
Born | Mississippi, U.S. | March 4, 1830
Died | November 14, 1885 Tuskahoma, Indian Territory | (aged 55)
Citizenship | Choctaw Nation |
Spouse | Jane Austin McCurtain |
Parent |
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Relatives | Edmund McCurtain (brother) Greenwood McCurtain (brother) |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Confederate States |
Branch/service | Confederate States Army |
Rank | Lieutenant colonel |
Unit | Confederate First Regiment of Choctaw and Chickasaw Mounted Rifles First Choctaw Battalion |
Battles/wars | |
Jackson McCurtain (1830-1885) was a Choctaw politician who served as the principal chief of the Choctaw Nation from 1880 until 1884.