Benge, George Washington, 1853-1919

Person

Staff Only

Dates

Existence: 1853-11-08 - 1919-01-24

Biography

George Washington Benge began his long political career as Sheriff in Cherokee Nation, I.T.

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

George W. Benge Collection, 1885-1919

Collection

Identifier: MC-1954-15

Scope and Contents

Cherokee Indian, judge of the Circuit Court (Tribal) at Tahlequah, Indian Territory, and delegate to the Sequoyah National Convention, 1905. Correspondence, Legal Papers, and accounts. Some letters are in the Cherokee language.

Dates: 1885 - 1919

Found in: Helmerich Center for American Research at Gilcrease Museum

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