biography
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Seattle
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originally Sealth
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| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (?1788–1866)
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| biography:
| Suquamish and Duwamish chief, born near present-day Seattle, Washington, USA. An active warrior as a youth, he later converted to Christianity and advocated peace with the whites. For this, the city of Seattle was named in his honour in 1852. |
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