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List of governors of Dakota Territory

The governor of Dakota Territory was the head of government of Dakota Territory, a territory of the United States from March 2, 1861,[1] to November 2, 1889, when it was split into the states of North Dakota and South Dakota.[2]

Governors edit

Eleven people were appointed governor of Dakota Territory by the President of the United States during its existence, though one, John F. Potter, declined the post.[3]

A provisional government formed in January 1859 and elected Wilmot Brookings as territorial governor, but the federal government refused to acknowledge the provisional government as official.

Governors of the Territory of Dakota
No. Governor Term in office[a] Appointing President
1   William Jayne[b]
(1826–1916)
[4][5]
May 27, 1861[c]

March 1, 1863
(resigned)[d]
Abraham Lincoln
2   Newton Edmunds
(1819–1908)
[3][8]
October 6, 1863[e]

August 4, 1866
(successor appointed)
Abraham Lincoln
3   Andrew Jackson Faulk[f]
(1814–1898)
[14][15]
August 4, 1866[g]

May 10, 1869
(successor appointed)
Andrew Johnson
4   John A. Burbank[h]
(1827–1905)
[18][19]
May 10, 1869[i]

January 1, 1874
(resigned)[j]
Ulysses S. Grant
5   John L. Pennington
(1829–1900)
[23][24]
January 1, 1874[k]

March 12, 1878
(successor appointed)
Ulysses S. Grant
6   William Alanson Howard
(1813–1880)
[27][28]
March 12, 1878[l]

April 10, 1880
(died in office)
Rutherford B. Hayes
7   Nehemiah G. Ordway
(1828–1907)
[31][32]
May 22, 1880[m]

July 2, 1884
(successor appointed)
Rutherford B. Hayes
8   Gilbert A. Pierce
(1839–1901)
[35][36]
July 2, 1884[n]

February 3, 1887
(resigned)[o]
Chester A. Arthur
9   Louis K. Church
(1846–1897)
[40][41]
February 3, 1887[p]

March 13, 1889
(resigned)[q]
Grover Cleveland
10   Arthur C. Mellette
(1842–1896)
[46][47]
March 13, 1889[r]

November 2, 1889
(elected state governor)[s]
Benjamin Harrison

See also edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ The range given is from the date the governor was confirmed by the Senate, or appointed by the President during a Senate recess, to the date the governor's successor was confirmed, unless noted.
  2. ^ When Jayne absent from the territory, Territorial Secretary John Hutchinson acted as governor.[4]
  3. ^ Jayne was nominated on March 23, 1861;[6] confirmed by the Senate on March 27;[7] and arrived in the territory around late May 1861.[4]
  4. ^ Jayne resigned, having been elected to the United States House of Representatives.[4]
  5. ^ John F. Potter was nominated on March 6, 1863,[9] and confirmed by the Senate on March 9,[10] but declined the post.[3] Edmunds was appointed on October 6, 1863, during a Senate recess,[3][11] and he accepted the appointment on October 17,[8] taking the oath of office on November 2.[3] He was nominated on January 7, 1864,[12] and confirmed by the Senate on February 2.[13]
  6. ^ While Faulk was not in the territory, Territorial Secretary Solomon L. Spink acted as governor.[14]
  7. ^ Faulk was appointed on August 4, 1866, during a Senate recess;[14][11] nominated on December 14, 1866;[16] and confirmed by the Senate on March 2, 1867.[17] He arrived in the territory on September 4, 1866.[14]
  8. ^ While Burbank was not in the territory, Territorial Secretaries George H. Hand, George A. Batchelder, Edwin Stanton McCook, and Oscar A. Whitney acted as governor; McCook was killed while acting as governor.[18]
  9. ^ Burbank was nominated on April 3, 1869;[20] confirmed by the Senate on April 5;[21] and arrived on the territory on April 29.[18] He was reconfirmed by the Senate on March 17, 1873.[22]
  10. ^ Burbank resigned in the face of political pressure.[18]
  11. ^ Pennington was nominated on December 15, 1873, for a term to begin in January;[25] confirmed by the Senate on December 18, 1873;[26] and arrived in the territory on January 29, 1874.[23]
  12. ^ Howard was nominated on February 18, 1878;[29] confirmed by the Senate on March 12;[30] and arrived in the territory on April 12.[27]
  13. ^ Ordway was nominated on May 14, 1880;[33] confirmed by the Senate on May 22;[34] and arrived in the territory on June 23.[31]
  14. ^ Pierce was nominated on June 27, 1884,[37] and confirmed by the Senate on July 2.[38]
  15. ^ Pierce resigned to avoid political conflict in a letter dated November 15, 1886, and was expected to remain in office until he could turn affairs over to his successor;[39] however, according to McMullin, since the confirmation process took so long, Territorial Secretary Michael L. McCormack acted as governor until Church arrived on February 17, 1887.[40]
  16. ^ Church was nominated on December 14, 1886;[42] confirmed by the Senate on February 3, 1887;[43] and arrived in the territory on February 17, 1887.[40]
  17. ^ Church resigned due to a change in the party in power, and submitted his resignation upon President Harrison's taking office,[44] though McMullin says it was dated March 9.[40] It is assumed it took effect when his successor took office, as Church was reportedly still performing his duties on March 13.[45]
  18. ^ Mellette was nominated on March 12, 1889,[48] and confirmed by the Senate on March 13.[49]
  19. ^ Mellette was elected governor of South Dakota.[46]

References edit

General
  • McMullin, Thomas A. (1984). Biographical directory of American territorial governors. Westport, CT : Meckler. ISBN 978-0-930466-11-4. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
Specific
  1. ^ 12 Stat. 239
  2. ^ 25 Stat. 676
  3. ^ a b c d e McMullin 1984, pp. 79–80.
  4. ^ a b c d McMullin 1984, pp. 77–79.
  5. ^ "William A. Jayne". State Historical Society of North Dakota. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
  6. ^ U.S. Congress. Senate Exec. Journal. 37th Cong., special sess., 335, accessed May 31, 2023.
  7. ^ U.S. Congress. Senate Exec. Journal. 37th Cong., special sess., 353, accessed May 31, 2023.
  8. ^ a b "Newton Edmunds". State Historical Society of North Dakota. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
  9. ^ U.S. Congress. Senate Exec. Journal. 38th Cong., special sess., 220, accessed May 31, 2023.
  10. ^ U.S. Congress. Senate Exec. Journal. 38th Cong., special sess., 261, accessed May 31, 2023.
  11. ^ a b The Territorial Papers of the United States: Volume I: General. United States Government Publishing Office. 1934. p. 7.
  12. ^ U.S. Congress. Senate Exec. Journal. 38th Cong., 1st sess., 327, accessed May 31, 2023.
  13. ^ U.S. Congress. Senate Exec. Journal. 38th Cong., 1st sess., 389, accessed May 31, 2023.
  14. ^ a b c d McMullin 1984, pp. 80–82.
  15. ^ "Andrew Jackson Faulk". State Historical Society of North Dakota. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
  16. ^ U.S. Congress. Senate Exec. Journal. 39th Cong., 2nd sess., 7, accessed May 31, 2023.
  17. ^ U.S. Congress. Senate Exec. Journal. 39th Cong., 2nd sess., 327, accessed May 31, 2023.
  18. ^ a b c d McMullin 1984, pp. 82–84.
  19. ^ "John A. Burbank". State Historical Society of North Dakota. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
  20. ^ U.S. Congress. Senate Exec. Journal. 41st Cong., 1st sess., 75, accessed May 31, 2023.
  21. ^ U.S. Congress. Senate Exec. Journal. 41st Cong., 1st sess., 89, accessed May 31, 2023.
  22. ^ U.S. Congress. Senate Exec. Journal. 43rd Cong., special sess., 74, accessed May 31, 2023.
  23. ^ a b McMullin 1984, pp. 84–86.
  24. ^ "John L. Pennington". State Historical Society of North Dakota. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
  25. ^ U.S. Congress. Senate Exec. Journal. 43rd Cong., 1st sess., 186, accessed May 31, 2023.
  26. ^ U.S. Congress. Senate Exec. Journal. 43rd Cong., 1st sess., 195, accessed May 31, 2023.
  27. ^ a b McMullin 1984, pp. 86–87.
  28. ^ "William A. Howard". State Historical Society of North Dakota. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
  29. ^ U.S. Congress. Senate Exec. Journal. 45th Cong., 2nd sess., 241, accessed May 31, 2023.
  30. ^ U.S. Congress. Senate Exec. Journal. 45th Cong., 2nd sess., 263, accessed May 31, 2023.
  31. ^ a b McMullin 1984, pp. 87–90.
  32. ^ "Nehemiah G. Ordway". State Historical Society of North Dakota. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
  33. ^ U.S. Congress. Senate Exec. Journal. 46th Cong., 2nd sess., 332, accessed May 31, 2023.
  34. ^ U.S. Congress. Senate Exec. Journal. 46th Cong., 2nd sess., 337, accessed May 31, 2023.
  35. ^ McMullin 1984, pp. 90–91.
  36. ^ "Gilbert A. Pierce". State Historical Society of North Dakota. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
  37. ^ U.S. Congress. Senate Exec. Journal. 48th Cong., 1st sess., 302, accessed May 31, 2023.
  38. ^ U.S. Congress. Senate Exec. Journal. 48th Cong., 1st sess., 316, accessed May 31, 2023.
  39. ^ "Gov. Pierce Resigns". The Hope Pioneer. December 24, 1886. p. 1. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
  40. ^ a b c d McMullin 1984, pp. 92–93.
  41. ^ "Louis K. Church". State Historical Society of North Dakota. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
  42. ^ U.S. Congress. Senate Exec. Journal. 49th Cong., 2nd sess., 609, accessed May 31, 2023.
  43. ^ U.S. Congress. Senate Exec. Journal. 49th Cong., 2nd sess., 725, accessed May 31, 2023.
  44. ^ "Generally Satisfed. [sic]". Rapid City Journal. March 13, 1889. p. 1. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
  45. ^ "Church Playing Even". The Mitchell Capital. March 15, 1889. p. 3. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
  46. ^ a b McMullin 1984, pp. 93–95.
  47. ^ "Arthur C. Mellette". State Historical Society of North Dakota. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
  48. ^ U.S. Congress. Senate Exec. Journal. 51st Cong., special sess., 5, accessed May 31, 2023.
  49. ^ U.S. Congress. Senate Exec. Journal. 51st Cong., special sess., 9, accessed May 31, 2023.

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The governor of Dakota Territory was the head of government of Dakota Territory a territory of the United States from March 2 1861 1 to November 2 1889 when it was split into the states of North Dakota and South Dakota 2 Contents 1 Governors 2 See also 3 Notes 4 ReferencesGovernors editEleven people were appointed governor of Dakota Territory by the President of the United States during its existence though one John F Potter declined the post 3 A provisional government formed in January 1859 and elected Wilmot Brookings as territorial governor but the federal government refused to acknowledge the provisional government as official Governors of the Territory of Dakota No Governor Term in office a Appointing President1 nbsp William Jayne b 1826 1916 4 5 May 27 1861 c March 1 1863 resigned d Abraham Lincoln2 nbsp Newton Edmunds 1819 1908 3 8 October 6 1863 e August 4 1866 successor appointed Abraham Lincoln3 nbsp Andrew Jackson Faulk f 1814 1898 14 15 August 4 1866 g May 10 1869 successor appointed Andrew Johnson4 nbsp John A Burbank h 1827 1905 18 19 May 10 1869 i January 1 1874 resigned j Ulysses S Grant5 nbsp John L Pennington 1829 1900 23 24 January 1 1874 k March 12 1878 successor appointed Ulysses S Grant6 nbsp William Alanson Howard 1813 1880 27 28 March 12 1878 l April 10 1880 died in office Rutherford B Hayes7 nbsp Nehemiah G Ordway 1828 1907 31 32 May 22 1880 m July 2 1884 successor appointed Rutherford B Hayes8 nbsp Gilbert A Pierce 1839 1901 35 36 July 2 1884 n February 3 1887 resigned o Chester A Arthur9 nbsp Louis K Church 1846 1897 40 41 February 3 1887 p March 13 1889 resigned q Grover Cleveland10 nbsp Arthur C Mellette 1842 1896 46 47 March 13 1889 r November 2 1889 elected state governor s Benjamin HarrisonSee also editList of governors of North Dakota List of governors of South DakotaNotes edit The range given is from the date the governor was confirmed by the Senate or appointed by the President during a Senate recess to the date the governor s successor was confirmed unless noted When Jayne absent from the territory Territorial Secretary John Hutchinson acted as governor 4 Jayne was nominated on March 23 1861 6 confirmed by the Senate on March 27 7 and arrived in the territory around late May 1861 4 Jayne resigned having been elected to the United States House of Representatives 4 John F Potter was nominated on March 6 1863 9 and confirmed by the Senate on March 9 10 but declined the post 3 Edmunds was appointed on October 6 1863 during a Senate recess 3 11 and he accepted the appointment on October 17 8 taking the oath of office on November 2 3 He was nominated on January 7 1864 12 and confirmed by the Senate on February 2 13 While Faulk was not in the territory Territorial Secretary Solomon L Spink acted as governor 14 Faulk was appointed on August 4 1866 during a Senate recess 14 11 nominated on December 14 1866 16 and confirmed by the Senate on March 2 1867 17 He arrived in the territory on September 4 1866 14 While Burbank was not in the territory Territorial Secretaries George H Hand George A Batchelder Edwin Stanton McCook and Oscar A Whitney acted as governor McCook was killed while acting as governor 18 Burbank was nominated on April 3 1869 20 confirmed by the Senate on April 5 21 and arrived on the territory on April 29 18 He was reconfirmed by the Senate on March 17 1873 22 Burbank resigned in the face of political pressure 18 Pennington was nominated on December 15 1873 for a term to begin in January 25 confirmed by the Senate on December 18 1873 26 and arrived in the territory on January 29 1874 23 Howard was nominated on February 18 1878 29 confirmed by the Senate on March 12 30 and arrived in the territory on April 12 27 Ordway was nominated on May 14 1880 33 confirmed by the Senate on May 22 34 and arrived in the territory on June 23 31 Pierce was nominated on June 27 1884 37 and confirmed by the Senate on July 2 38 Pierce resigned to avoid political conflict in a letter dated November 15 1886 and was expected to remain in office until he could turn affairs over to his successor 39 however according to McMullin since the confirmation process took so long Territorial Secretary Michael L McCormack acted as governor until Church arrived on February 17 1887 40 Church was nominated on December 14 1886 42 confirmed by the Senate on February 3 1887 43 and arrived in the territory on February 17 1887 40 Church resigned due to a change in the party in power and submitted his resignation upon President Harrison s taking office 44 though McMullin says it was dated March 9 40 It is assumed it took effect when his successor took office as Church was reportedly still performing his duties on March 13 45 Mellette was nominated on March 12 1889 48 and confirmed by the Senate on March 13 49 Mellette was elected governor of South Dakota 46 References editGeneralMcMullin Thomas A 1984 Biographical directory of American territorial governors Westport CT Meckler ISBN 978 0 930466 11 4 Retrieved May 31 2023 Specific 12 Stat 239 25 Stat 676 a b c d e McMullin 1984 pp 79 80 a b c d McMullin 1984 pp 77 79 William A Jayne State Historical Society of North Dakota Retrieved May 31 2023 U S Congress Senate Exec Journal 37th Cong special sess 335 accessed May 31 2023 U S Congress Senate Exec Journal 37th Cong special sess 353 accessed May 31 2023 a b Newton Edmunds State Historical Society of North Dakota Retrieved May 31 2023 U S Congress Senate Exec Journal 38th Cong special sess 220 accessed May 31 2023 U S Congress Senate Exec Journal 38th Cong special sess 261 accessed May 31 2023 a b The Territorial Papers of the United States Volume I General United States Government Publishing Office 1934 p 7 U S Congress Senate Exec Journal 38th Cong 1st sess 327 accessed May 31 2023 U S Congress Senate Exec Journal 38th Cong 1st sess 389 accessed May 31 2023 a b c d McMullin 1984 pp 80 82 Andrew Jackson Faulk State Historical Society of North Dakota Retrieved May 31 2023 U S Congress Senate Exec Journal 39th Cong 2nd sess 7 accessed May 31 2023 U S Congress Senate Exec Journal 39th Cong 2nd sess 327 accessed May 31 2023 a b c d McMullin 1984 pp 82 84 John A Burbank State Historical Society of North Dakota Retrieved May 31 2023 U S Congress Senate Exec Journal 41st Cong 1st sess 75 accessed May 31 2023 U S Congress Senate Exec Journal 41st Cong 1st sess 89 accessed May 31 2023 U S Congress Senate Exec Journal 43rd Cong special sess 74 accessed May 31 2023 a b McMullin 1984 pp 84 86 John L Pennington State Historical Society of North Dakota Retrieved May 31 2023 U S Congress Senate Exec Journal 43rd Cong 1st sess 186 accessed May 31 2023 U S Congress Senate Exec Journal 43rd Cong 1st sess 195 accessed May 31 2023 a b McMullin 1984 pp 86 87 William A Howard State Historical Society of North Dakota Retrieved May 31 2023 U S Congress Senate Exec Journal 45th Cong 2nd sess 241 accessed May 31 2023 U S Congress Senate Exec Journal 45th Cong 2nd sess 263 accessed May 31 2023 a b McMullin 1984 pp 87 90 Nehemiah G Ordway State Historical Society of North Dakota Retrieved May 31 2023 U S Congress Senate Exec Journal 46th Cong 2nd sess 332 accessed May 31 2023 U S Congress Senate Exec Journal 46th Cong 2nd sess 337 accessed May 31 2023 McMullin 1984 pp 90 91 Gilbert A Pierce State Historical Society of North Dakota Retrieved May 31 2023 U S Congress Senate Exec Journal 48th Cong 1st sess 302 accessed May 31 2023 U S Congress Senate Exec Journal 48th Cong 1st sess 316 accessed May 31 2023 Gov Pierce Resigns The Hope Pioneer December 24 1886 p 1 Retrieved May 31 2023 a b c d McMullin 1984 pp 92 93 Louis K Church State Historical Society of North Dakota Retrieved May 31 2023 U S Congress Senate Exec Journal 49th Cong 2nd sess 609 accessed May 31 2023 U S Congress Senate Exec Journal 49th Cong 2nd sess 725 accessed May 31 2023 Generally Satisfed sic Rapid City Journal March 13 1889 p 1 Retrieved May 31 2023 Church Playing Even The Mitchell Capital March 15 1889 p 3 Retrieved May 31 2023 a b McMullin 1984 pp 93 95 Arthur C Mellette State Historical Society of North Dakota Retrieved May 31 2023 U S Congress Senate Exec Journal 51st Cong special sess 5 accessed May 31 2023 U S Congress Senate Exec Journal 51st Cong special sess 9 accessed May 31 2023 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title List of governors of Dakota Territory amp oldid 1178450630, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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