Elwood Towner

Elwood Alfred Towner (c. 1897 – October 6, 1954), who also adopted the title of Chief Red Cloud, was a Hupa attorney, tribal advocate, and antisemitic speaker.

Early life and education Elwood Alfred Towner was born in 1897, and grew up on the Siletz Reservation in Lincoln County, Oregon. His father was William T. Towner and he had brothers named Louis and Gilbert.

He attended Chemawa Indian School in Salem and graduated from Willamette University College of Law in 1926.

Towner worked as an attorney in Portland, Oregon, where he ran his own law firm. After the IRA was signed into law, Siletz tribal members held an election on whether to organize under it: Towner was apparently now opposed to the IRA and was influential in convincing others to vote against its implementation.

Personal life Towner died on October 6, 1954.