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Bacon Rind

1860 – 1932

Osage Nation leader

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About Bacon Rind

Lived 1860 – 1932 (aged 71–72).

Bacon Rind (Wah-she-hah; translation Star-That-Travels; ca. 1860 – March 28, 1932) was an Osage politician who served as Principal Chief of the Osage Nation between 1912 and 1913. He also served on the assistant chief between 1904 and 1905 and served on the tribal council.

Early life Bacon Rind was born in Kansas Territory around 1860 and was relocated with the Osage Nation to present-day Osage County, Oklahoma in the 1870s.

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Important facts

Born
1860
Birth century
Positions held
Director
Also known as
Chief Bacon Rind, Baconrind, Wah-she-hah, Wahshehah, Fat On Skin

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Bacon Rind's

Frequently asked questions

Who was Bacon Rind?

Osage Nation leader

When was Bacon Rind born?

Bacon Rind was born in 1860.

When did Bacon Rind die?

Bacon Rind died on 28 March 1932 in Pawhuska.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Bacon Rind

· Wikidata: Q107170456

· DBpedia: Bacon Rind

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