Enoch Hoag

Enoch Hoag
Superintendent of the Central Superintendency
In office
1869–c. 1877
Personal details
Born1812 (1812)
Died1884 (aged 71–72)

Enoch Hoag (1812–1884) was an Indian Agent who was appointed Superintendent of the Central Superintendency in 1869 by President Ulysses S. Grant during his "Peace Policy".[1] His tenure ended after the election of Rutherford B. Hayes. The University of Oklahoma has a collection of his papers.[2] Haverford College also has a collections of his papers.[1]

He was a Quaker, specifically a member of the Iowa Yearly Meeting.[1]

The Central Superintendency had responsibility for Indian affairs with various tribes in the areas including parts of what are now Kansas and Nebraska.[3]

Hoag helped communicate U.S. government interests in Kaw land.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Enoch Hoag Letterbooks 1870-1878". Archived from the original on April 21, 2015. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
  2. ^ "Enoch Hoag Collection" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on November 27, 2018.
  3. ^ "Records of the Central Superintendency of Indian Affairs, 1813-1878 - Kansas Historical Society". www.kshs.org.
  4. ^ Parks, Ronald D. (April 16, 2014). The Darkest Period: The Kanza Indians and Their Last Homeland, 1846–1873. University of Oklahoma Press. ISBN 9780806145761 – via Google Books.