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Daniel Nimham | |
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![]() A statue of Daniel Nimham located in the Town of Fishkill, New York, which was commissioned by the Town in 2021. Sculptor Michael Keropian | |
Born | c. 1726 |
Died | 1778 (aged 51–52) |
Children | Abraham |
Daniel Nimham (also Ninham) (c. 1726 – 1778) was the last sachem of the Wappinger people and an American Revolutionary War combat veteran. He was the most prominent Native American of his time in the lower Hudson Valley.