Government of Oregon Territory

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The Government of Oregon Territory was the 19th-century administrative authority established by the United States to govern the Oregon Territory before it achieved statehood.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former administrative territorial entity
territorial government
appliesToJurisdiction Columbia District
surface form: Columbia District (historical region)

Oregon Country
surface form: Oregon Country (after division with British North America)

Oregon Country
surface form: Oregon Territory

Pacific Northwest
parts of present-day Idaho
parts of present-day Montana
parts of present-day Wyoming
present-day Oregon
present-day Washington (state)
appointedBy President of the United States
capital Oregon City, Oregon
surface form: Oregon City

Salem, Oregon
continent North America
country United States of America
dateTerritoryReduced 1853-03-02
dissolved 1859
endTime 1859-02-14
establishedBy United States Congress
executiveHead Governor of Oregon Territory
followedBy Government of Washington Territory
hasAuthorityOver territorial counties of Oregon Territory
territorial courts of Oregon Territory
territorial militia of Oregon Territory
hasPart Oregon Territorial Supreme Court
hasRole administrative authority before Oregon statehood
headquartersLocation Oregon City, Oregon
surface form: Oregon City

Salem, Oregon
historyOfTopic history of Oregon
inception 1848
judicialBranch Oregon Territorial Supreme Court
languageOfWorkOrName English
legalBasis Oregon Territory Organic Act
legislativeBody Oregon Territorial Legislature
legislativeBranch bicameral legislature
locatedInTimeZone Pacific Time Zone
partOf Old West
surface form: American Old West
precededBy joint U.S.–British occupation of Oregon Country
replacedBy Government of Oregon
surface form: Government of the State of Oregon
replaces Provisional Government of Oregon
startTime 1848-08-14
subordinateTo United States government
surface form: Federal government of the United States
territorialStatus organized incorporated territory of the United States
territoryCreatedFrom Oregon Country
territoryReducedBy creation of Washington Territory

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Territorial Treasurer of Oregon partOf Government of Oregon Territory
Joseph Lane workLocation Government of Oregon Territory
this entity surface form: Oregon Territory government
George Law Curry memberOf Government of Oregon Territory
this entity surface form: Oregon Territorial government
Oregon statehood act follows Government of Oregon Territory
subject surface form: Oregon Statehood Act
this entity surface form: Oregon Territory government
Oregon Territorial Legislature partOf Government of Oregon Territory