Attorney General of the Southwest Territory
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The Attorney General of the Southwest Territory was the chief legal officer and prosecutor for the Southwest Territory of the early United States, responsible for representing the territorial government in legal matters before Tennessee achieved statehood.
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
public office
ⓘ
territorial attorney general position ⓘ |
| appliesTo | Territory of the United States, South of the River Ohio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesToEvent | transition of the Southwest Territory to statehood ⓘ |
| appliesToPeriod | pre-statehood period of Tennessee ⓘ |
| appliesToTerritory | Territory South of the River Ohio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appointedBy | federal or territorial authorities ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| dissolvedWith | admission of Tennessee as a state ⓘ |
| endTime | 1796 ⓘ |
| governmentBranch | executive branch of the territorial government ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | American frontier ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Southwest Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalAuthorityFrom | acts of the U.S. Congress establishing the Southwest Territory ⓘ |
| legalSystem | American territorial law ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay | Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officeType |
chief legal officer
ⓘ
chief prosecutor ⓘ |
| partOf | government of the Southwest Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeldIn | Southwest Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Attorney General of Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| responsibility |
oversight of public prosecutions in the territory
ⓘ
representation of the territorial government in courts ⓘ |
| role |
advised territorial officials on legal questions
ⓘ
prosecuted offenses on behalf of the territorial government ⓘ represented the territorial government in legal matters ⓘ |
| startTime | 1790 ⓘ |
| subordinateTo | governor of the Southwest Territory ⓘ |
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