Secretary of State of Indiana Territory
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The Secretary of State of Indiana Territory was the chief administrative and record-keeping officer of the territorial government prior to Indiana’s statehood.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Secretary of State of Indiana Territory canonical | 1 |
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
public office
ⓘ
territorial government office ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Indiana Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesToPeriod | pre-statehood Indiana ⓘ |
| appointedBy |
Governor of Indiana Territory
ⓘ
President of the United States ⓘ |
| archivesHeld |
territorial commissions and appointments
ⓘ
territorial executive records ⓘ territorial legislative journals ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1816 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Secretary of State of Indiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentBranch | executive branch of Indiana Territory ⓘ |
| hierarchicalSuperior | Governor of Indiana Territory ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | early 19th century ⓘ |
| inception | 1800 ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Indiana Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalForm | territorial executive office ⓘ |
| location |
Corydon, Indiana Territory
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vincennes, Indiana Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officeHolder |
Benjamin Parke
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
John Gibson NERFINISHED ⓘ John Gibson (acting) NERFINISHED ⓘ John Gibson Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ William Henry Harrison NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officeType |
chief administrative officer
ⓘ
record-keeping officer ⓘ |
| partOf | Government of Indiana Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | record-keeping functions of Northwest Territory government ⓘ |
| replacedBy | state-level Secretary of State of Indiana ⓘ |
| responsibility |
custody of territorial laws and legislative acts
ⓘ
maintaining official records of the territorial government ⓘ maintaining records of the territorial governor’s actions ⓘ maintaining records of the territorial legislature ⓘ preparing and attesting official documents ⓘ |
| seat |
Corydon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vincennes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| territoryCreatedBy | Northwest Territory division ⓘ |
| usedLanguage | English ⓘ |
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