Question: Facts: - profession: soldier - death place: buffalo , new york - order: usa & nbsp ; - successor: peter hardeman burnett - death date: 6 june 1853 - predecessor: persifor frazer smith - office: military governor of california - spouse: arabella israel riley - term end: 1849 - term start: 1849 - birth date: 27 november 1787 - name: bennet c. riley - image: bennettriley.png - birth place: st. mary 's county , maryland Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of bennett c. riley .
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bennet c. riley -lrb- november 27 , 1787 in st. mary 's county , marylandjune 6 , 1853 in buffalo , new york -rrb- was the sixth and last military governor of the territory of california before it became a u.s. state .he also served as a general in the united states army during the mexican-american war .