Governor of New Mexico Territory

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The Governor of New Mexico Territory was the chief executive official appointed to administer and oversee the U.S. territorial government of New Mexico before it achieved statehood.

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Governor of New Mexico Territory canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf executive branch position
public office
territorial gubernatorial office
appliesToJurisdiction New Mexico Territory NERFINISHED
appliesToPeriod pre-statehood era of New Mexico
appointedBy President of the United States
category Governors of New Mexico Territory NERFINISHED
confirmedBy United States Senate
constitutedBy Organic Act for the Territory of New Mexico NERFINISHED
country United States of America
endTime 1912
firstHolder James S. Calhoun NERFINISHED
followedBy state governorship of New Mexico
hasAuthorityOver executive branch of the territorial government of New Mexico
hasDuty coordinate with federal authorities
enforce territorial laws
maintain public order in the territory
oversee territorial administration
hasExecutiveFunction chief executive of New Mexico Territory
hasOfficeType territorial governor
hasPower appoint certain territorial officials
grant pardons under territorial law
issue territorial proclamations
recommend legislation to the territorial legislature
inception Compromise of 1850 NERFINISHED
jurisdiction New Mexico Territory NERFINISHED
lastHolder William J. Mills NERFINISHED
legalForm territorial office created by act of the U.S. Congress
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity New Mexico Territory NERFINISHED
officeCreatedBy U.S. federal legislation
officeHolderRole governor
officeScope civil administration of New Mexico Territory
partOf Government of the United States NERFINISHED
Territorial government of New Mexico NERFINISHED
positionHeldIn New Mexico Territory NERFINISHED
precededBy Mexican governors of New Mexico
military governors of New Mexico (U.S.)
replacedBy Governor of New Mexico
residence Santa Fe, New Mexico Territory NERFINISHED
seat Santa Fe NERFINISHED
seeAlso Governor of New Mexico
New Mexico Territory NERFINISHED
startTime 1850
subordinateTo President of the United States NERFINISHED
U.S. Department of the Interior NERFINISHED
termLength four years (nominal, subject to federal pleasure)
usedLanguage English
Spanish

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New Mexico Territory governingBody Governor of New Mexico Territory