Governor of Wisconsin Territory
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The Governor of Wisconsin Territory was the chief executive appointed to administer and oversee the U.S. territorial government of Wisconsin before it achieved statehood.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Governor of Wisconsin Territory canonical | 2 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
executive branch position
ⓘ
public office ⓘ territorial gubernatorial office ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Wisconsin Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appointedBy |
President of the United States
ⓘ
federal government of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appointedFor | fixed term subject to presidential pleasure ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | transition of Wisconsin from territory to state in 1848 ⓘ |
| category | Governors of United States territories NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1848 ⓘ |
| firstHolder | Henry Dodge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentalFunction | territorial administration ⓘ |
| governs | unincorporated U.S. territory prior to statehood ⓘ |
| hasOfficeHolder |
Henry Dodge
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Henry Dodge (second term) NERFINISHED ⓘ James Duane Doty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPower |
appoint certain territorial officials
ⓘ
convene territorial legislature ⓘ implement federal laws in the territory ⓘ oversee territorial militia ⓘ veto territorial legislation ⓘ |
| hasResidence |
Belmont, Wisconsin Territory
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Burlington, Iowa Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ Madison, Wisconsin Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | American frontier era ⓘ |
| inception | 1836 ⓘ |
| jurisdictionIncludes |
parts of present-day Iowa
ⓘ
parts of present-day Minnesota ⓘ parts of present-day North Dakota ⓘ present-day Wisconsin ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Act of Congress creating Wisconsin Territory (1836) ⓘ |
| locatedInTime | pre-statehood period of Wisconsin ⓘ |
| numberOfOfficeHolders | 2 ⓘ |
| officeAbolishedOnStatehoodOf | Wisconsin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officeCreatedBy | United States Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officeType | chief executive ⓘ |
| partOf | United States territorial administration ⓘ |
| predecessorOffice | Governor of Michigan Territory (for some of the same lands) ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Governor of Wisconsin ⓘ |
| reportsTo | President of the United States ⓘ |
| roleIn | government of Wisconsin Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seatOfGovernmentFinally | Madison, Wisconsin Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seatOfGovernmentInitially | Belmont, Wisconsin Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seatOfGovernmentLater | Burlington, Iowa Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successorOffice | Governor of Wisconsin ⓘ |
| supervises | territorial executive departments ⓘ |
| termLength | 3 years (statutory, may vary by reappointment) ⓘ |
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