Territorial era of Minnesota
Government and politics

Territorial era of Minnesota

Section Title: Government and politics
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Leader	Territory	Took office	Left office	Party

Arthur St. Clair	Northwest Territory	1787	1802

William Henry Harrison	Indiana Territory	1801	1812	Whig

Charles Willing Byrd	Northwest Territory	1802	1803

Meriwether Lewis	Territory of Louisiana	1807	1809

Ninian Edwards	Illinois Territory	1809	1818	Democratic-Republican

William Clark	Territory of Louisiana	1813	1820

Lewis Cass	Michigan Territory	1818	1831	Democratic

John S. Horner	Michigan Territory	1835	1837

Henry Dodge	Wisconsin Territory	1836	1841	Democratic

Robert Lucas	Iowa Territory	1838	1841	Democratic

James Duane Doty	Wisconsin Territory	1841	1844	Whig

John Chambers	Iowa Territory	1841	1845	Whig

Nathaniel P. Tallmadge	Wisconsin Territory	1844	1845	Whig

James Clarke	Iowa Territory	1845	1849	Democratic

Henry Dodge	Wisconsin Territory	1845	1848	Democratic

John Catlin	Wisconsin Territory	1848	1849	Democratic

Alexander Ramsey	Minnesota Territory	1849	1853	Whig

Willis Arnold Gorman	Minnesota Territory	1853	1857	Democratic

Samuel Medary	Minnesota Territory	1857	1858	Democratic

Sentence(s)

In 1848, John Catlin was the leader of Wisconsin Territory.

final_sentence: In 1848, John Catlin was the leader of Wisconsin Territory.