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Alexander McGillivray

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Alexander McGillivray - Creek leadership in 1783 - 1793.
Alexander McGillivray rose to prominence as a Creek leader, between 1783 and his death in 1793, McGillivray worked toward a Creek national council to speak in one voice for the many towns that previously had multiple and often opposing views. McGillivray could write and speak English. His father was a Scot who insisted on formal schooling. McGillivray's skills as a negotiator earned him high status among the Creeks. As a Partner in earnings if not by law, with William Panton, McGillivray enjoyed economic advantage, acquiring great wealth for himself, his partner Panton, and his relatives.

Adapted from Gregory A. Waselkov. ''A Conquering Spirit.'' 2006 University of Alabama Press
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