List of Chiefs

Before Oklahoma was admitted to the union as a state in 1907, the Choctaw Nation was divided into three districts: Apukshunnubbee, Moshulatubbee, and Pushmataha. Each district had its own chief from 1834 to 1857; afterward, the three districts were put under the jurisdiction of one chief.

The Great Seal of the Choctaw Nation

Thomas LeFlore

1834-1838 - Apukshunnubbee District
Chief Mosholatubbee

Moshulatubbee

1834-1836 - Moshulatubbee District
The Great Seal of the Choctaw Nation

Nitakechi

1834-1838 Pushmataha District
The Great Seal of the Choctaw Nation

Joseph Kincaid

1836-1838 - Moshulatubbee District
The Great Seal of the Choctaw Nation

James Fletcher

1838-1842 - Apukshunnubbee District
The Great Seal of the Choctaw Nation

John McKinney

1838-1842 - Moshulatubbee District
The Great Seal of the Choctaw Nation

Pierre Juzan

1838-1841 - Pushmataha District
The Great Seal of the Choctaw Nation

Isaac Folsom

1841-1846 - Pushmataha District
The Great Seal of the Choctaw Nation

Thomas LeFlore

1842-1850 - Apukshunnubbee District
The Great Seal of the Choctaw Nation

Nathaniel Folsom

1842-1846 - Moshulatubbee District
The Great Seal of the Choctaw Nation

Peter Folsom

1846-1850 - Moshulatubbee District
The Great Seal of the Choctaw Nation

Silas Fisher

1846-1850 - Pushmataha District
Chief George W. Harkins

George W. Harkins

1850-1857 - Apukshunnubbee District
The Great Seal of the Choctaw Nation

Cornelius McCurtain

1850-1854 - Moshulatubbee District
The Great Seal of the Choctaw Nation

George Folsom

1850-1854 - Pushmataha District
The Great Seal of the Choctaw Nation

David McCoy

1854-1857 - Moshulatubbee District
The Great Seal of the Choctaw Nation

Nicholas Cochnauer

1854-1857 - Pushmataha District
Chief Alfred Wade

Alfred Wade

1857-1858
Chief Tandy Walker

Tandy Walker

1858-1859
Chief Basil LeFlore

Basil LeFlore

1859-1860
Chief George Hudson

George Hudson

1860-1862
Chief Samuel Garland

Samuel Garland

1862-1864
Chief Peter Pitchlynn

Peter Pitchlynn

1864-1866
Chief Allen Wright

Allen Wright

1866-1870
Chief William Bryant

William Bryant

1870-1874
Chief Coleman Cole

Coleman Cole

1874-1878
Chief Isaac Levi Garvin

Isaac Levi Garvin

1878-1880
Chief Jackson F. McCurtain

Jackson F. McCurtain

1880-1884
Chief Edmond McCurtain

Edmund McCurtain

1884-1886
Chief Thompson McKinney

Thompson McKinney

1886-1888
Chief Ben Smallwood

Ben Smallwood

1888-1890
Chief Wilson N. Jones

Wilson N. Jones

1890-1894
Chief Jefferson Gardner

Jefferson Gardner

1894-1896
Chief Green McCurtain

Green McCurtain

1896-1900
Chief Gilbert Wesley Dukes

Gilbert Wesley Dukes

1900-1902
Chief Green McCurtain

Green McCurtain

1902-1910
Chief Victor Locke Jr.

Victor Locke Jr.

1910-1918
Chief William F. Semple

William F. Semple

1918-1922
Chief William H. Harrison

William H. Harrison

1922-1929
Chief Ben Dwight

Ben Dwight

1929-1937
Chief William Durant

William Durant

1937-1948
Chief Harry J.W. Belvin

Harry J. W. Belvin

1948-1975
Chief Clark David Gardner

Clark David Gardner

1975-1978
Chief Hollis E. Roberts

Hollis E. Roberts

1978-1997
Chief Gregory E. Pyle

Gregory E. Pyle

1997-2014
Chief Gary Batton

Gary Batton

2014-Present
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