Ely S. Parker
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 129 years ago |
Born | Indian Falls |
New York | |
United States | |
Date of died | August 31,1895 |
Died | Fairfield |
Connecticut | |
United States | |
Nationality | American |
Place of burial | Forest Lawn, Buffalo, New York, United States |
Battles and wars | American Civil War |
Siege of Vicksburg | |
Date of birth | January 1,1828 |
Education | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute |
Previous position | U.S. Commissioner of the Bureau of Indian Affairs (1869–1871) |
Branchservic | United States Army |
Union Army | |
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Date of Upd. | |
ID | 789977 |
Ely S. Parker Life story
Ely Samuel Parker, born Hasanoanda, later known as Donehogawa, was a U.S. Army officer, engineer, and tribal diplomat. He was bilingual, speaking both Seneca and English, and became friends with Lewis Henry Morgan, who became a student of the Iroquois in Upstate New York.