Government of Washington Territory
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The Government of Washington Territory was the territorial administration that governed the U.S. Pacific Northwest region that later became the state of Washington, operating under federal oversight before statehood.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Government of Washington Territory canonical | 1 |
| Office of the Governor of Washington Territory | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | territorial government ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Columbia River region (within the territory)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Indigenous peoples within Washington Territory (subject to federal Indian policy) ⓘ Pacific Northwest NERFINISHED ⓘ Puget Sound region NERFINISHED ⓘ Washington Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ area north of the Columbia River and west of the Rocky Mountains (initially) ⓘ area that later became the U.S. state of Washington ⓘ parts of present-day Idaho (historically) ⓘ parts of present-day Montana (historically) ⓘ parts of present-day Wyoming (historically) ⓘ |
| appointedBy | President of the United States ⓘ |
| capital | Olympia, Washington Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constitutionalBasis | Organic Act and applicable U.S. federal law ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| dissolutionDate | 1889-11-11 ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1889 ⓘ |
| establishedBy |
Act of the United States Congress
ⓘ
Organic Act of Washington Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| executiveHeadOfGovernment | Governor of Washington Territory ⓘ |
| followed |
Government of Oregon Country (de facto American administration)
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ⓘ
Government of Oregon Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | Government of the State of Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCentralGovernment | territorial capital at Olympia ⓘ |
| hasExecutiveBody | Territorial executive offices of Washington Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasExecutiveBranch | Office of the Governor of Washington Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGovernmentForm | territorial administration under federal oversight ⓘ |
| hasJudicialBody | federally appointed territorial judges ⓘ |
| hasJudicialBranch | Washington Territorial Supreme Court NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasJurisdictionOver | territorial courts of Washington Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLegislativeBody | bicameral territorial legislature of Washington Territory ⓘ |
| hasLegislativeBranch | Washington Territorial Legislature NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfGovernment | representative territorial government ⓘ |
| headOfGovernment | Governor of Washington Territory ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
19th century United States expansion
ⓘ
American Old West NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 1853 ⓘ |
| languageUsed | English ⓘ |
| legalSystem |
United States law
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ⓘ
territorial law of Washington Territory ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | Washington Territorial Legislature NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | Washington Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Territorial system of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Government of the State of Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seatOfGovernment | Olympia, Washington Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subordinateTo | Federal government of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| territoryStatus | organized incorporated territory of the United States ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
Office of the Governor of Washington Territory