George Strother Gaines (1784-1873) was a federal agent to Native American groups in the Mississippi

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George Strother Gaines

George Strother Gaines (1784-1873) was a federal agent to Native American groups in the Mississippi Territory and served as an Alabama state legislator. He oversaw the removal of Choctaws and Chickasaws to the west in the early 1830s.