Not to be confused with his cousin, Billy Osceola.
Bill Osceola
Seminole Bill Osceola building his new home at the Dania Indian Reservation November 1956, by photographer Johnson.
1st President of the Seminole Tribe of Florida
In office 1957–1967
Personal details
Born
(1919-06-30)June 30, 1919 Everglades, Broward County, Florida
Died
April 16, 1995(1995-04-16) (aged 75) Hollywood, Florida
Resting place
Seminole Cemetery West
Spouse
Charlotte Tommie
Bill Osceola (30 June 1919 – 16 April 1995) was the first president of the Seminole Tribe of Florida. When the federal government marked his tribe for termination, Osceola came up with the idea of creating a rodeo as a tourist attraction to raise funds. The rodeo earned enough money to pay for tribal representatives to lobby against termination and formally organize as a tribe.[1]
^Bidney, Beverly (25 February 2014). "Cowboys, cowgirls compete at Bill Osceola Memorial Rodeo". The Seminole Tribune. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
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