^The range given is from the date the governor was confirmed by the Senate, or appointed by the President during a Senate recess, to the date the governor's successor was confirmed, unless noted.
^When Jayne absent from the territory, Territorial Secretary John Hutchinson acted as governor.[4]
^Jayne was nominated on March 23, 1861;[6] confirmed by the Senate on March 27;[7] and arrived in the territory around late May 1861.[4]
^John F. Potter was nominated on March 6, 1863,[9] and confirmed by the Senate on March 9,[10] but declined the post.[3] Edmunds was appointed on October 6, 1863, during a Senate recess,[3][11] and he accepted the appointment on October 17,[8] taking the oath of office on November 2.[3] He was nominated on January 7, 1864,[12] and confirmed by the Senate on February 2.[13]
^While Faulk was not in the territory, Territorial Secretary Solomon L. Spink acted as governor.[14]
^Faulk was appointed on August 4, 1866, during a Senate recess;[14][11] nominated on December 14, 1866;[16] and confirmed by the Senate on March 2, 1867.[17] He arrived in the territory on September 4, 1866.[14]
^While Burbank was not in the territory, Territorial Secretaries George H. Hand, George A. Batchelder, Edwin Stanton McCook, and Oscar A. Whitney acted as governor; McCook was killed while acting as governor.[18]
^Burbank was nominated on April 3, 1869;[20] confirmed by the Senate on April 5;[21] and arrived on the territory on April 29.[18] He was reconfirmed by the Senate on March 17, 1873.[22]
^Burbank resigned in the face of political pressure.[18]
^Pennington was nominated on December 15, 1873, for a term to begin in January;[25] confirmed by the Senate on December 18, 1873;[26] and arrived in the territory on January 29, 1874.[23]
^Howard was nominated on February 18, 1878;[29] confirmed by the Senate on March 12;[30] and arrived in the territory on April 12.[27]
^Ordway was nominated on May 14, 1880;[33] confirmed by the Senate on May 22;[34] and arrived in the territory on June 23.[31]
^Pierce was nominated on June 27, 1884,[37] and confirmed by the Senate on July 2.[38]
^Pierce resigned to avoid political conflict in a letter dated November 15, 1886, and was expected to remain in office until he could turn affairs over to his successor;[39] however, according to McMullin, since the confirmation process took so long, Territorial Secretary Michael L. McCormack acted as governor until Church arrived on February 17, 1887.[40]
^Church was nominated on December 14, 1886;[42] confirmed by the Senate on February 3, 1887;[43] and arrived in the territory on February 17, 1887.[40]
^Church resigned due to a change in the party in power, and submitted his resignation upon President Harrison's taking office,[44] though McMullin says it was dated March 9.[40] It is assumed it took effect when his successor took office, as Church was reportedly still performing his duties on March 13.[45]
^Mellette was nominated on March 12, 1889,[48] and confirmed by the Senate on March 13.[49]
This browser is not supported by Wikiwand :( Wikiwand requires a browser with modern capabilities in order to provide you with the best reading experience. Please download and use one of the following browsers:
Your input will affect cover photo selection, along with input from other users.
X
Get ready for Wikiwand 2.0 ๐! the new version arrives on September 1st! Don't want to wait?
Oh no, there's been an error
Please help us solve this error by emailing us at support@wikiwand.com
Let us know what you've done that caused this error, what browser you're using, and whether you have any special extensions/add-ons installed.
Thank you!