John Coffee, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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United States general
Date of Birth: 02-Jun-1772
Place of Birth: Prince Edward County, Virginia, United States
Date of Death: 07-Jul-1833
Profession: politician
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Gemini 
About John Coffee
- John R.
- Coffee (June 2, 1772 – July 7, 1833) was an American planter and state militia general in Tennessee.
- He commanded troops under General Andrew Jackson during the Creek Wars (1813–14) and during the Battle of New Orleans in the War of 1812. During his presidency, Jackson appointed Coffee as his representative, along with Secretary of War John Eaton, to negotiate treaties with Southeast American Indian tribes to accomplish removal, a policy authorized by Congressional passage of the Indian Removal Act of 1830.
- Coffee negotiated the Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek of 1830 with the Choctaw by which they ceded their lands, and started negotiations with the Chickasaw, but they did not conclude a treaty until after his death.
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