Chad "Corntassel" Smith
Tribal chief, Person
1950 –
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Who is Chad "Corntassel" Smith?
Chadwick "Corntassel" Smith is the former Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation. He was first elected in 1999. Smith was re-elected to a second term as Chief in 2003 and a third term in June 2007 with 59% of the vote. He was defeated in his attempt to get elected to a fourth term in office by Bill John Baker 54% to 46% in the 2011 election. Prior to being elected Principal Chief, he worked as a lawyer for the tribe and in private practice.
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- Born
- Dec 17, 1950
Pontiac - Spouses
- Ethnicity
- Cherokee
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- University of Georgia
- University of Wisconsin-Madison
- University of Tulsa
- Lived in
- Tahlequah
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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