List of Governors of Dakota Territory

Ten individuals served as Governors of Dakota Territory during its existence as an organized incorporated territory of the United States between March 2, 1861, and November 2, 1889, when the final extent of the reduced territory was split and admitted to the Union as the states of North and South Dakota. Additionally, one person served as provisional governor prior to, and one served as acting governor during this period. The territorial governor was appointed by the President of the United States and served at the president's pleasure.

Provisional governor

Though Dakota Territory did not officially come into existence until March 2, 1861, a provisional legislature formed in January 1859 and elected Wilmot Brookings as territorial governor. However, the federal government refused to acknowledge either the provisional government or its territorial governor as official.

Territorial governors

GovernorIn officePartyAppointing president
1   William Jayne[1]
(18261916)
May 27, 1861 March 4, 1863
Resigned
Republican Abraham Lincoln
2   Newton Edmunds[2]
(18191908)
October 17, 1863 September 3, 1866
Dismissed
3   Andrew J. Faulk[3]
(18141898)
September 3, 1866 May 10, 1869
Dismissed
Andrew Johnson
4   John A. Burbank[4]
(1827–1905)
May 10, 1869 April 1873
Dismissed
Ulysses S. Grant
  Edwin S. McCook
(18371873)
April 1873 September 11, 1873
Died
Independent Acting governor
(4)   John A. Burbank[4]
(18271905)
October 1873 January 1, 1874
Resigned
Republican Ulysses S. Grant
5   John L. Pennington
(18291900)
January 1, 1874 April 12, 1878
Dismissed
6   William A. Howard
(18131880)
April 12, 1878 April 10, 1880
Died
Rutherford B. Hayes
7   Nehemiah G. Ordway
(18281907)
June 1, 1880 June 25, 1884
Dismissed
8   Gilbert A. Pierce
(18391901)
June 25, 1884 February 5, 1887
Resigned
Chester A. Arthur
9   Louis K. Church
(18461898)
February 21, 1887 March 9, 1889
Resigned
Democratic Grover Cleveland
10   Arthur C. Mellette
(18421896)
March 9, 1889 November 2, 1889
Became 1st Governor of South Dakota
Republican Popularly elected

Governors after statehood

References

  1. "William A. Jayne". State Historical Society of North Dakota. Retrieved October 18, 2016.
  2. "Newton Edmunds". State Historical Society of North Dakota. Retrieved October 18, 2016.
  3. "Andrew Jackson Faulk". State Historical Society of North Dakota. Retrieved October 18, 2016.
  4. "John A. Burbank". State Historical Society of North Dakota. Retrieved October 18, 2016.
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