In 1878 he was appointed US Agent at the White River Indian Agency in western Colorado, and was killed by Utes the next year in what became known as the Meeker Massacre, part of the Ute War.
He was appointed US Agent at the White River Indian Agency in western Colorado. This was in 1878. He was killed by Utes the next year in what became known as the Meeker Massacre, part of the Ute War. This was in 1878.