Oche Finceco

Oche Finceco, also known as Charles Cornell[a] (died c. 1827), was a leader of the Muscogee Creek Nation. In the aftermath of the controversial Treaty of Indian Springs, Finceco was part of the delegation of Creek chiefs who travelled to Washington, D.C. to negotiate the Treaty of Washington in 1826. For his efforts, he was paid US$10,000. He quickly lost all the money gambling, and subsequently committed suicide.[2]

Personal life

Finceco was the son of Alexander Cornell, a Creek of mixed ancestry. Finceco married Peggy McGillivray, the daughter of Alexander McGillivray.[2]

Finceco notably had his portrait painted by Charles Bird King. King considered Finceco to be "the most handsome young Indian" he had met.[3] Thomas L. McKenney stated that Finceco was "held in much esteem by his people". McKenney noted in 1827 that after Finceco's death, his grave was well kept, and a roof was being constructed over the site.[4]

Notes

  1. ^ alternatively spelled Cornells[1]

References

  1. ^ McKenney, Thomas Loraine; Hall, James. Catalogue of one hundred and seventeen Indian portraits, representing eighteen different tribes : accompanied by a few brief remarks on the character &c. of most of them. [S.l. : s.n.] p. 4. Retrieved 22 November 2025.
  2. ^ a b Wright, Amos (1 March 2007). The McGillivray and McIntosh Traders: On the Old Southwest Frontier, 1716-1815. NewSouth Books. p. 265. ISBN 978-1-60306-139-1. Retrieved 22 November 2025.
  3. ^ Ehle, John (8 June 2011). Trail of Tears: The Rise and Fall of the Cherokee Nation. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. p. 203. ISBN 978-0-307-79383-6. Retrieved 22 November 2025.
  4. ^ Horan, James David (1986). The McKenney-Hall Portrait Gallery of American Indians. New York, N.Y. : Bramhall House : Distributed by Crown Publishers. p. 128. ISBN 978-0-517-60527-1. Retrieved 22 November 2025.
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