List of governors of Dakota Territory

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.

Governors of the Territory of Dakota

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1	File:William Jayne.jpg	William JayneTemplate:Efn Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="state-jayne">Template:Cite web</ref>	Template:DtsTemplate:Efn – March 1, 1863 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	Template:Sortname
2		Newton Edmunds Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="state-edmunds">Template:Cite web</ref>	Template:DtsTemplate:Efn – August 4, 1866 Template:Small	Template:Sortname
3		Andrew Jackson FaulkTemplate:Efn Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="state-faulk">Template:Cite web</ref>	Template:DtsTemplate:Efn – May 10, 1869 Template:Small	Template:Sortname
4		John A. BurbankTemplate:Efn Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="state-burbank">Template:Cite web</ref>	Template:DtsTemplate:Efn – January 1, 1874 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	Template:Sortname
5		John L. Pennington Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="state-pennington">Template:Cite web</ref>	Template:DtsTemplate:Efn – March 12, 1878 Template:Small	Template:Sortname
6		William Alanson Howard Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="state-howard">Template:Cite web</ref>	Template:DtsTemplate:Efn – April 10, 1880 Template:Small	Template:Sortname
7		Nehemiah G. Ordway Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="state-ordway">Template:Cite web</ref>	Template:DtsTemplate:Efn – July 2, 1884 Template:Small	Template:Sortname
8		Gilbert A. Pierce Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="state-pierce">Template:Cite web</ref>	Template:DtsTemplate:Efn – February 3, 1887 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	Template:Sortname
9		Louis K. Church Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="state-church">Template:Cite web</ref>	Template:DtsTemplate:Efn – March 13, 1889 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	Template:Sortname
10		Arthur C. Mellette Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="state-mellette">Template:Cite web</ref>	Template:DtsTemplate:Efn – November 2, 1889 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	Template:Sortname

See also

• List of governors of North Dakota
• List of governors of South Dakota

References

General

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Specific