Douglas H. Johnston, Date of Birth, Date of Death
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Governor of the Chicksaw Nation
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About Douglas H. Johnston
- Douglas Hancock Cooper Johnston (13 October 1856 – 28 June 1939), also known as "Douglas Henry Johnston", was governor of the Chickasaw Nation from 1898 to 1902 and from 1904 to 1939.
- In office, he was notable for ratifying the Atoka Agreement and for defending the tribe against claims for more money.
- Prior to his election as governor, he was the superintendent of the Bloomfield Academy.
- From 1902 to 1904 he served in the Chickasaw Senate.
- President Theodore Roosevelt reappointed him as Governor of the Chickasaws after the Dawes Act terminated trial governments in Indian Territory.
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