Gilbert Blue | |
Office: | Chief of the Catawba Nation |
Term Start: | 1973 |
Term End: | 2007 |
Predecessor: | Albert Sanders |
Successor: | Buck George (acting) |
Birth Date: | 5 December 1933 |
Death Date: | [1] |
Death Place: | Rock Hill, South Carolina, U.S. |
Death Cause: | Mesothelioma |
Spouse: | Elizabeth Sharpe |
Occupation: | Politician |
Known For: | Federal rerecognition of the Catawba Nation |
Branch: | United States Navy |
Serviceyears: | 1951–1960 |
Gilbert Blue (December 5, 1933 – June 11, 2016) was a Native American chief of the Catawba Nation in the U.S. state of South Carolina from 1973 until 2007.[2] He was a grandson of chief Samuel Taylor Blue. Blue was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.[3] During his time as chief, the Catawba received federal recognition.
Blue died on June 11, 2016, of mesothelioma.[4]