Alexander McGillivray
At a glance:
- Series: American Indians Ready Reference
- Categories: Diplomacy, International Relations, Foreign Affairs
- Subcategories: Politicians, Diplomats, Native Americans, American Indians
- Curriculum: American Revolutionary History (1776-1788), American Indian History, American Early National History (1789-1815)
Article abstract: A wealthy trader and skilled diplomat, Alexander McGillivray sought to unite the Creeks and thwart white incursions into Indian territory; he was party to the first treaty concluded with the U.S. government.
Alexander McGillivray was born into the Wind clan of the Creek Indians, the son of Scottish trader and planter Lachlan McGillivray and a French-Creek woman, Sehoy Marchand. At most McGillivray was one-fourth Indian. Until age fourteen, he resided with his mother at his father's trading post on the Tallapoosa River. He was then educated...
[The entire page is 720 words long]