List of Governors of Louisiana
Governor of Orleans Territory
In 1803, Europe was about to become involved in a continental war. The French Empire, led by Napoleon, had begun an aggressive expansionist policy which challenged the interests of United Kingdom.

List of Governors of Louisiana

Section Title: Governor of Orleans Territory
Table Section Text: In 1803, Europe was about to become involved in a continental war. The French Empire, led by Napoleon, had begun an aggressive expansionist policy which challenged the interests of United Kingdom.

Governor	Term in office	Appointed by

-	William C. C. Claiborne	December 20, 1803 – July 30, 1812	Thomas Jefferson

James Madison

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William Charles Cole Claiborne was a Governor of Louisiana.

final_sentence: William Charles Cole Claiborne was a Governor of Louisiana.