James White Cloud
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| Iowa people leader | |
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| Born | May 15, 1840 near Highland, Kansas |
| Died | July 16, 1940 (aged 100) near White Cloud, Kansas |
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| Children | 6 |
| Parent(s) | Francis White Cloud Mary Many Days Robidoux |
James White Cloud (May 15, 1840 – July 16, 1940) was Chief of the Iowa people from 1865 until his death in 1940.
He was born May 15, 1840, just east of Highland, Kansas,[1] son of Francis White Cloud and Mary Many Days Robidoux. His Ioway name was The-gro-wo-nung. On the paternal side, he was grandson of Mahaska, for whom White Cloud, Kansas, is named.[2] On the maternal side, he was grandson of Joseph Robidoux IV, founder of St. Joseph, Missouri and his second wife, whose name is unknown.[3] His parents founded one of the main families of Métis people who played a major role in the 19th century fur trade in Missouri and Kansas. Another prominent Métis family, that of Joseph Dorian, was likely related to two of James' wives. His father was killed in 1859 in a skirmish with the Pawnee.[3]
White Cloud attended mission school at Highland, Kansas, and served as a Scout for Company C, 14th Regiment Kansas Volunteer Cavalry of the Union Army in the American Civil War. He saw action when the Union repelled William Quantrill's raid at Lawrence, known as the Lawrence massacre.[4]