VINITA, Feb. 11.—Tom W. Buffington, 84 years old, widely
known as the “last chief of the Cherokees,” who also had
served his white brothers in three terms as mayor of Vinita,
died late Friday night at his home. Funeral was set
tentatively for Sunday afternoon.
As chief of the Cherokees, Buffington conferred with
President Theodore Roosevelt preceding approval of a treaty
with the government dissolving the Cherokee nation.
Buffington was chief from 1899 to 1903. He was stricken with
paralysis Tuesday.
From The Oklahoma, 2/12/1938
Donated by:
Emily Jordan
