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assembly to the
President and the leaders of Congress, and 3) the transmission of executive proceedings and correspondence twice a year to the President. Importantly, the secretary also served as acting governor in case of the death, removal, resignation, or absence of the governor from the territory.
516:
The governor served a four-year term, unless removed by the
President. Duties of the office included 1) the faithful execution of the laws, 2) to serve as the commander-in-chief of the militia, and 3) to serve as the superintendent of Indian affairs. The governor also had to approve or veto laws
1470:
The eligible citizens of
Montana Territory voted for a delegate to Congress, electing them to a two-year term. The territorial delegate had a seat in the House of Representatives and, as any other representative, participated in debates, yet they did not have the right to vote. During the time
959:
The secretary of the territory served a four-year term, unless removed by the
President. Duties of the office included 1) the recording of all laws and proceedings of the legislative assembly and the acts of the governor, 2) the transmission of copies of the laws and journals of the legislative
404:
intersection with the Bitter Root
Mountains; thence northward along the crest of the Bitter Root Mountains to its intersection with the thirty-ninth degree of longitude west from Washington; thence along said thirty-ninth degree of longitude northward to the boundary line of British possessions.
485:
The act of
Congress of 1864 creating Montana, known as the Organic Act, prescribed a somewhat standard organization for the territorial government of Montana. It established executive, judicial, and legislative branches of government, however, the federal government held a dominant role in
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The forty-fourth degree and thirty minutes of north latitude; thence due west along said forty-fourth degree and thirty minutes of north latitude to a point formed by its intersection with the crest of the Rocky
Mountains; thence following the crest of the Rocky Mountains northward till its
502:
as strictly an advisor to the U.S. House of
Representatives; a territorial delegate was not permitted to vote. The territorial government was meant to provide a training ground for a future move to statehood, allowing time for an area's institutions to mature and populations to grow.
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He served as acting governor from Sep. 1865, when Gov. Edgerton left the territory, until Oct. 1866, when Gov. Smith arrived. He served again as acting governor from early 1867, when Gov. Smith went to
Washington D.C., until Meagher's death on July 1, 1867.
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north of 46°30′ north (as shown on the 1864 map). This change was due in part to
Congress unifying the area with the creation of Idaho Territory in 1863, coupled with the subsequent political maneuvering of
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He appears to have been commissioned sometime during the last three months of 1883 after McCutcheon's resignation, though one source reports him being appointed in Jan. 1884, and another on April 21, 1884.
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Montana was a territory, some delegates to Congress were allowed to sit on select committees and even standing committees of the House, yet as on the floor of the House, they were not permitted to vote.
498:. The citizens of the territory elected a legislative assembly, consisting of a Council and House of Representatives, which together created the laws for the territory. Citizens also elected a lone
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appointed the most powerful positions in the territory, including a governor, secretary of the territory, and three members of the territorial supreme court, with the advice and consent of the
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Did not assume office as he resigned almost immediately upon being appointed; later in 1884 appointed a justice to the Supreme Court of Montana Territory
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He served as acting governor from mid-December 1869, when Ashley was removed, until the end of August 1870, when Gov. Potts arrived in Virginia City.
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He served as acting governor from the summer of 1868, when Gov. Smith left the territory, until the summer of 1869 when his replacement arrived.
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valleys for Montana Territory. The Organic Act of the Territory of Montana defines the boundary as extending from the modern intersection of
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was accidentally created. This error was overlooked by the federal government until 1873, when it was annexed and thereby incorporated into
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He did not arrive in Montana until mid-April 1871 to take up his duties; he was the longest serving secretary of the territory.
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Did not find out he had been appointed right away; left Montana in September 1865 and did not return for 25 years
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Withdrew before taking office since he took another appointment as register of the Land Office in Montana.
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that existed from May 26, 1864, until November 8, 1889, when it was admitted as the 41st state in the
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reserved the right to nullify any laws passed by the citizen-elected territorial legislature. The
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date is given as the date he arrived in Helena; he resigned under scandal in Sep. 1883
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Spence, Clark C. (Spring 1968). "Spoilsman in Montana: James M. Ashley".
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Organized incorporated territory of the United States from 1864 to 1889
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within three days of passage by the territorial legislative assembly.
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Population of the States and Counties of the United States: 1790–1990
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Malone, Michael P.; Roeder, Richard B.; Lang, William L. (1991).
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2311:"Delegates to the U.S. Congress: History and Current Status"
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After statehood, became Montana's first U.S. Representative
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2274:(Rev. ed.). Seattle: University of Washington Press.
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The Montana Territory was organized out of the existing
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organized incorporated territory of the United States
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administering the new territory. Particularly, the
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2791:and other inhabited territories governed by the
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1985:An Act to provide a temporary government, 1864.
1960:An Act to provide a temporary government, 1864.
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2302:Montana Directory of Public Affairs, 1864-1955
2292:An Illustrated History of the State of Montana
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3732:States and territories disestablished in 1889
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1494:Delegates to Congress from Montana Territory
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2363:. Urbana, IL: University of Illinois Press.
2335:The Government and Administration of Montana
3777:1889 disestablishments in the United States
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475:de Lacy's 1872 map of the Montana Territory
463:de Lacy's 1865 map of the Montana Territory
3727:States and territories established in 1864
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696:in mid-December 1869 for unclear reasons.
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3767:History of the Northwestern United States
2272:Montana : a history of two centuries
1879:Timeline of pre-statehood Montana history
1041:Declined appointment due to poor health.
3772:1864 establishments in Montana Territory
2350:(2). Montana Historical Society: 24–35.
2344:Montana The Magazine of Western History
1422:One source has Webb appointed in 1886.
328:on May 26, 1864. The areas east of the
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2837:Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands
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2337:. New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Company.
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2304:. Ann Arbor, MI: Edwards Bothers, Inc.
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1951:Malone, Roeder, and Lang 1991, p. 95.
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2295:. Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Co.
2239:Thirty-sixth United States Congress
13:
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2265:. Chicago: Warner, Beers & Co.
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74:Map of the Montana Territory, 1879
14:
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2309:Palmer, Betsy (January 6, 2011).
1859:Montana in the American Civil War
1854:List of people in Montana history
983:Secretaries of Montana Territory
692:Removed from office by President
355:, and originally included in the
3742:Pre-statehood history of Montana
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3235:Regional designations of Montana
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2789:United Nations trust territories
2409:Territories of the United States
2320:. Congressional Research Service
1869:Territorial evolution of Montana
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259:Territorial evolution of Montana
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1844:Bibliography of Montana history
540:Governors of Montana Territory
85:(May 28, 1864–February 6, 1865)
3762:History of the Rocky Mountains
2849:American concession of Tianjin
2241:. May 26, 1864. Archived from
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492:President of the United States
408:Upon the establishment of the
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2263:History of Montana, 1739-1885
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1884:Timeline of Billings, Montana
1849:Historical outline of Montana
480:
3757:History of the American West
2440:U.S. territorial sovereignty
1922:Forstall, Richard L. (ed.).
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7:
2211:Montana: a State Guide Book
2102:Spence 1975, p. 77-78, 234.
1931:United States Census Bureau
1874:Timeline of Montana history
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2333:Renne, Roland R. (1958).
2300:Owings, Ralph E. (1956).
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2318:U.S. Department of State
2289:Miller, Joaquin (1894).
2203:Federal Writers' Project
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1466:Congressional delegation
21:Montana Territory (film)
2093:Spence 1975, p. 68, 75.
2066:Spence 1975, p. 34, 43.
324:and signed into law by
90:(February 7, 1865–1875)
2261:Leeson, M. A. (1885).
2039:Owings 1956, p. 62-63.
1091:Thomas Francis Meagher
876:Preston Hopkins Leslie
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3230:Glacier National Park
2430:Territorial evolution
2215:American Guide Series
2147:Leeson 1885, p. 1256.
2012:Renne 1958, p. 20-21.
1994:Renne 1958, p. 20-23.
1206:Addison Hiatt Sanders
661:James Mitchell Ashley
424:on November 8, 1889.
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264:Historical population
2183:Palmer 2011, p. 6-8.
2174:Palmer 2011, p. 3-4.
2165:Spence 1975, p. 234.
2129:Spence 1975, p. 234.
2120:Spence 1975, p. 156.
2048:Spence 1975, p. 234.
1282:James Hamilton Mills
834:Samuel Thomas Hauser
750:John Schuyler Crosby
500:delegate to Congress
361:Washington Territory
235:Territory of Montana
31:Territory of Montana
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3141:Tourist attractions
3129:The Last Best Place
2867:uninhabited islands
2769:U.S. Virgin Islands
2248:on January 12, 2007
2217:. NY: Viking Press.
2192:Owings 1956, p. 63.
2156:Owings 1956, p. 63.
2138:Miller 1894, p. 74.
2111:Spence 1975, p. 78.
2084:Spence 1975, p. 55.
2075:Spence 1975, p. 51.
2057:Spence 1975, p. 18.
2030:Spence 1968, p. 33.
2021:Owings 1956, p. 62.
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1319:Isaac D. McCutcheon
1301:Rutherford B. Hayes
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253:Original boundaries
3752:History of Montana
3675:Montana portal
2003:Renne 1958, p. 19.
1839:History of Montana
1609:William H. Clagett
1569:James M. Cavanaugh
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792:B. Platt Carpenter
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368:Continental Divide
342:Louisiana Purchase
334:Nebraska Territory
330:Continental Divide
310:Source: 1870–1880;
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133:• Split from
19:For the film, see
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2763:Panama Canal Zone
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1168:Wiley S. Scribner
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918:Benjamin F. White
816:Chester A. Arthur
803:December 16, 1884
774:Chester A. Arthur
766:December 15, 1884
708:Benjamin F. Potts
410:Wyoming Territory
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