John B. Guthrie
The Honorable John B. Guthrie
Term: 1851 – 1853
Term: 1851 – 1853
President Andrew Jackson named Guthrie Commissioner of Emigration of Indians for Southern States in 1836. Guthrie helped oversee “The Trail of Tears” that forced the Cherokee and other Native Americas of the Deep South to walk to government reservations. As a reward he became Collector of Customs for the Port of Pittsburgh in 1845.
President Andrew Jackson named Guthrie Commissioner of Emigration of Indians for Southern States in 1836. Guthrie helped oversee “The Trail of Tears” that forced the Cherokee and other Native Americas of the Deep South to walk to government reservations. As a reward he became Collector of Customs for the Port of Pittsburgh in 1845.
