List of governors of Dakota Territory
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Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates The governor of Dakota Territory was the head of government of Dakota Territory, a territory of the United States from March 2, 1861,<ref>Template:Usstat</ref> to November 2, 1889, when it was split into the states of North Dakota and South Dakota.<ref>Template:Usstat</ref>
Governors
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.Template:Sfn
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.
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