William McIntosh, or Tustunnuggee Hutkee (ca. 1775-1825), was a Creek headman and speaker of the

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William McIntosh

William McIntosh, or Tustunnuggee Hutkee (ca. 1775-1825), was a Creek headman and speaker of the Lower Creek Council. McIntosh fought alongside the Americans as a general during the Creek War of 1813-14 and the First Seminole War. On April 30, 1825, McIntosh was executed by order of the Creek National Council for approving illegal land cessions.