First Territorial Governors over Montana’s Early Territory
A Montana Historical Society list traces 223 years from French Louisiana to Montana statehood. It covers Sauvelle at Biloxi, Bienville, and later Spanish and Idaho era governors shaping what became Montana, with Vigilante era law, and Governor Daniels aiding order in Lewiston.
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Montana
Louisiana
France
J. A. Sanders
Montana Historical Society
Society of Montana Pioneers
Sauvelle
Liloxi
Upper
Missouri
Rocky Mountains
Champoeg
Ore
Washington
Olympia
Idaho Territory
Lewiston
Idaho
Bannack
Virginia City
Deer Lodge
Last Chance
Fort Benton
Fort Union
Dakota Line
Fort Laramie
Wyoming
Virginia
Territorial
William G. Daniels
Hoemer
Sanders
Louis XIV
Charles
United States
Nebraska
Dakota
Oregon
Lauvelle
Biloxi
Bienville
New Orleans
Spain
Louis XV
Souvelle
Bilenvile
de Muys
la Motte Cadillac
de L’epiney
Boisbriant
Pierier
Blenville
Marquis de Voeudruetl
Kerlerec
Y Abbadie
Cadillac
Perier
Antonio de Ullea
Havana
de Ulloa
Alexander O'Reilly
Cruel O'Reilly
Chipewa
Key West
Organization of
Montana Territory
Congress
Pembina
Chicago
Secretary of the Treasury
John X. Beidler
Paris
William ¢. (. Claiborne
Trict
Indian Country
Missouri Territory
Nebraska Territory
Dakota Territory
Oregon Country
Oregon Territory
Washington Territory
Hockies
Amos Stoddard
Joseph Brown
Frederick Bates
Meriwether Lewis
Benjamin Howard
William ©. Butler
Francis Burt
Bellevue
Ned
Thomas B. Cuming
Wee
Willard P. Hall
Mark W. Izard
Territory
Izard
William A. Pichardson
Dee
J. Sterling Morton
Pfcce
Samuel W. Black
Rocky Mountain Range
Burt
Nebraska Territorial
Cuming
Thichardson
Cleveland
Rocky Mountai
Lisk
William Jayne
Yankton
John T. Shober
Helena
Iolaho
North
South Dakota
William H. Wallace
William B. Daniels
Movements and governance shaping early Montana history
A sprawling account traces capital moves from Bannack to Virginia City, notes key colonial agents and dates from 1769 to 1803, and outlines territorial governance from Missouri to Idaho and Dakota. It highlights figures like Laussat Chaussat Claiborne Lewis Clark Pilcher Bird, and links events to the Louisiana retrocession and Oregon regimes.
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Louisiana
Spain
France
San Ildefonso
Laussat
United States
Chaussat
Mississippi
Nile
America
New World
Alexandria
Oregon and Montana Territorial Governors and Early Officials
A historical account lists governors and secretaries governing parts of Oregon Montana and Washington territories from 1843 to 1889 including provisional leaders at Champoeg and Bannack. It notes key figures such as George Abernethy Sidney Edgerton Meagher Green Clay Smith and William Wallace plus secretaries McMullem Mason Pickering Crosby and Hauser among others.
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Itaho Territory
Montana
Rocky Mountains
Oregon
Champoeg
Oregon Territory
Provisional Government
Washington Territory
United
Rockies
W. J. Batley
Osborne Ruewel
Pr G. Stewart
Ieat
Champoee
Congress
Joseph Lane
Peat Kaltring Pritchett
John Gaines
Washington
Olmpia
Coperess
Idaho
Wester Montana
Laaac
Stevens
C. H. Mason
Tereritory
Fayette McMullem
C. H H. Mason
Veain
Tshr Mynd Taso
Richard BD. Gheleon
Henry M. McGill
Territorial Secreary
William HH. Wallace
Willian Wallace
Montanawa
Monta
Sidney Edgerton
Thomas Francis Meagher
Green Clay Smith
James Tufts
James M. Ashley
Benjamin F. Potts
James I. Callaway
James H. Mills
John Schuyler Crosby
Isaac B. M'Cutcheon
John S. Tooker
B. Platt Carpenter
Samuel T. Hauser
William B. Webb
Preston H. Leslie
Benjamin F. White
William H. Wallace
Idaho Territory
Wallace Street
Virginia City
Green Clay Smith's Rise to Virginia City Fame as Governor
Green Clay Smith succeeded Sidney Edgerton as governor and brought Virginia City to prominence as a social center. After retirement he served as a Baptist minister.
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Sidney Mdeerton
Montana
Berma
Ohie
Cincinnati Law School
Akron
Ohio
Western Reserve
Congress
Duke
Mannack
Wrebtington
Bannack
Ascuset
Meagher
Extgerton
Montana Territory
Kaversor
Bane
Virgina City
Stone
Virginia City
Bakerton
Covernor
Green Clay Frmith
Grey
Green Cine Smith
Kentucky
The
Baptist
Green Clay Smith
Sidney Edgerton
Baptist Church
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William Clark
St. Louis
Joshua Pilcher
Charles Kemble
Cp. PD. Mitchell
West Territory
Manuel Lisa
Benjamin O'Fallon
John Dougherty
BD Hamilton
Andrew Drips
Edgerton
East
Henry PF. Torses
Montag Territory
John Coburn
Gen
T By Meagher
Territstori
Jiret
Celuma
Joseph K. Tool
Treasure State
Tie
Sisterhood of States
I. Tuckards