george washington steele was the first territorial governor of oklahoma.
george washington steele was the first territorial governor of oklahoma.
who was the first territorial governor of oklahoma?
george washington steele
congress provided for the creation of a legislative branch elected by the people, but the executive and judicial branches of the territories were selected and appointed by the president of the united states, with the advice and consent of the united states senate. the appointees included a governor, a secretary, three federal judges and a marshal. president benjamin harrison appointed george washington steele, a republican from indiana, as the first territorial governor.









































section::::government.:legislative branch.
oklahoma territory
bullet::::- '87 charles djou (penn)—republican us congressman from hawaii 2010 (finishing neil abercrombie's term), and major in the army reserve









































section::::other elected representatives, government appointees, judges.:presidential appointees.









































bullet::::- 1864 sanford dole (williams)—appointed first territorial governor of hawaii and federal judge by william mckinley









































bullet::::- 1881 walter frear (yale)—appointed third territorial governor of hawaii and federal judge by theodore roosevelt









































bullet::::- 1896 william castle, jr. (harvard)—assistant secretary of state and ambassador to japan under calvin coolidge, undersecretary of state for herbert hoover, harvard board of overseers









































bullet::::- 1905 lawrence m. judd (penn)—appointed seventh territorial governor of hawaii by herbert hoover
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