Joseph Vann, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Cherokee leader and businessman
Date of Birth: 11-Feb-1798
Place of Birth: Georgia, United States
Date of Death: 23-Oct-1844
Profession: businessperson
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Aquarius 
About Joseph Vann
- Joseph H.
- Vann (11 February 1798 – 23 October 1844) was a Cherokee leader of mixed-race ancestry, a businessman and planter in Georgia, Tennessee and Indian Territory.
- He owned plantations, many slaves, taverns, and steamboats.
- In 1837, he moved with several hundred Cherokee to Indian Territory, as he realized they had no choice under the government's Indian Removal policy.
- He built up his businesses along the major waterways, operating his steamboats on the Tennessee, Ohio, Mississippi, and Arkansas rivers.
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