Peter Pitchlynn
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Peter Perkins Pitchlynn (Choctaw: Hatchootucknee, lit. 'Snapping Turtle') (January 30, 1806 – January 17, 1881) was a Choctaw chief of mixed Native and European heritage (Choctaw and Scots-Anglo-American ancestry). He was principal chief of the Choctaw Republic from 1864-1866 and surrendered to the Union on behalf of the nation at the end of the Civil War.
Peter Perkins Pitchlynn | |
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Hatchootucknee | |
Chief of the Choctaw Republic | |
In office 1864–1866 | |
Preceded by | Samuel Garland |
Succeeded by | Allen Wright |
Choctaw Delegate to the United States | |
In office 1845–1861 | |
In office 1866–1881 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Hatchootucknee ("Snapping Turtle") January 30, 1806 Noxubee, Choctaw Nation |
Died | January 17, 1881(1881-01-17) (aged 74) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
Resting place | Congressional Cemetery |
Nationality | |
Political party | Independent |
Other political affiliations | National Union (1864–1868)[1] |
Education | University of Nashville |
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Known for | Defending Choctaw lands and monetary claims in Washington, promoting education for Indian youth |
Educated in Choctaw culture and American schools, in 1825 Pitchlynn helped found a school for Choctaw boys: the Choctaw Academy in Kentucky. He also worked to reduce the sale of alcohol in their territory. After the forced removal to Indian Territory in the 1830s, he was appointed by the National Council in 1845 as the Choctaw Delegate (akin to an ambassadorship) to Washington, D.C. At the time, the Nation was proposing to be recognized by the US Congress as a territory.
After the war, Pitchlynn returned to Washington, D.C., to represent Choctaw interests and work for concessions from the government for the Choctaw lands sold under pressure to the United States in 1830 during Indian removal. He died in Washington, D.C., and is buried there.