Tishomingo (Chickasaw leader)

Tishomingo (from ); 1735 1837), also known as Tishominko, was chief of the Chickasaw nation until his death, 1837.
Early life and military service.
Tishomingo was born circa 1735 in Mississippi. He served with U.S. Army Major-General Anthony Wayne against the Shawnee in Northwest Territory and received a silver medal from President George Washington. He led by example and was respected for his honesty and high moral standards, serving with distinction at Fallen Timbers, in the Red Stick War with the Creeks, and the War of 1812. During the War of 1812, Tishomingo served under future president Andrew Jackson.
Later life and "Trail of Tears".
After the War of 1812, Tishomingo retired to his farm until white settlers came onto his land. He traveled to Philadelphia and Washington, D.C., and was a principal signatory of the treaties of 1816 and 1818 as well as the 1832 Treaty of Pontotoc. In 1837, a final treaty forced him and his family to relocate to Indian Territory.
Legacy.
The county of Tishomingo, town of Tishomingo, and Tishomingo park in Mississippi; and the capital of Tishomingo in the Chickasaw Nation are named for him.