military governor Bennet C. Riley

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United States Army officer human military governor

Bennet C. Riley was a U.S. Army officer and the last military governor of California, who oversaw the transition from military to civilian government in the late 1840s.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States Army officer → human → military governor →
category	19th-century American military personnel → Governors of California (pre-statehood) →
conflict	Mexican–American War → Californian campaign of the Mexican–American War → surface form: "Mexican–American War, California campaign" Seminole Wars → War of 1812 →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
ethnicGroup	Irish American →
familyName	Riley →
givenName	Bennett → surface form: "Bennet"
hasMemorial	statue of General Bennet C. Riley in Buffalo, New York →
hasPartIn	California constitutional convention of 1849 (as law‑making body for U.S. statehood) → surface form: "California constitutional convention of 1849"
honoredBy	Fort Riley, Kansas (named after him) →
languageSpoken	English →
militaryBranch	United States Army →
militaryRank	Brevet Brigadier General → Colonel →
notableFor	being the last military governor of California → maintaining order in California during the early Gold Rush period → overseeing the transition from military to civilian government in California →
notableWork	proclamation calling for election of delegates to California constitutional convention →
occupation	military officer → soldier →
officeContested	Delegate to the U.S. Congress from California (unsuccessful) →
oversaw	organization of civil government in California prior to statehood → transition of California from military to civilian government →
partOf	U.S. Army forces occupying California after the Mexican–American War →
placeOfBurial	Forest Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, New York →
positionHeld	Brevet Brigadier General, U.S. Army → Military Governor of California → commander of the 2nd Infantry Regiment (United States) →
precededBy	Richard B. Mason as military governor of California →
regionOfActivity	California, United States → surface form: "California" Kansas Territory (as namesake of Fort Riley) →
residence	Buffalo → surface form: "Buffalo, New York" California, United States → surface form: "California"
roleInEvent	called the California constitutional convention of 1849 →
sexOrGender	male →
succeededBy	Governor of California → surface form: "Peter H. Burnett as Governor of California"

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California constitutional convention of 1849 (as law‑making body for U.S. statehood) → convenedBy → military governor Bennet C. Riley →

subject surface form: "California constitutional convention of 1849"