| Edmund McCurtain | |
| Office: | Principal chief of the Choctaw Nation |
| Term Start: | 1884 |
| Term End: | 1886 |
| Predecessor: | Jackson McCurtain |
| Successor: | Thompson McKinney |
| Birth Date: | 4 June 1842 |
| Birth Place: | Fort Coffee, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory |
| Death Place: | Skullyville, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory |
| Father: | Cornelius McCurtain |
| Relatives: | Jackson McCurtain (brother) Greenwood McCurtain (brother) |
| Citizenship: | Choctaw Nation |
| Branch: | Confederate States Army |
| Unit: | Confederate First Regiment of Choctaw and Chickasaw Mounted Rifles |
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Edmund McCurtain was a Choctaw politician who served as the principal chief of the Choctaw Nation from 1884 to 1886.
Edmund McCurtain was born on June 4, 1842, at Fort Coffee, the son of Cornelius McCurtain. During the American Civil War he served under his brother Jackson McCurtain in the Confederate First Regiment of Choctaw and Chickasaw Mounted Rifles. After the war he moved to Sans Bois in present-day Haskell County. In 1866 he built the Edmund McCurtain House. He became one of the wealthiest ranchers in the Choctaw Nation.[1] From 1884 to 1886 he served as the principal chief of the Choctaw Nation.[2] He died on November 11, 1890, at Skullyville, Indian Territory.