John Rogers (Cherokee chief)

John Rogers
Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation West
In office
December 1838 – July 12, 1839
Preceded byJohn Jolly
Succeeded byJohn Brown (disputed)
John Looney (disputed)
Position disestablished
Personal details
Born1779 (1779)
Burke County, Georgia
DiedJune 12, 1846(1846-06-12) (aged 66–67)
Washington D.C.
RelativesWilliam Charles Rogers (grandson)
John Jolly (half-sister's brother/step-uncle)

John Rogers was the last elected Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation West elected in December 1838 by the faction of Old Settlers who rejected the Cherokee Nation constitution of 1839.


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