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Territorial Governor William Jayne
Years in Office: 1861-1863
Birth: October 6, 1826 at
Springfield, Illinois
Death: March 20, 1916 at Springfield, Illinois
Governor William Jayne was appointed by President Abraham Lincoln as the first governor of
Dakota Territory. He ordered a territorial census, divided the settled portions
of the territory into legislative districts, oversaw the enactment of a civil
and criminal code, and established revenue, militia and educational systems.
Jayne resigned the governorship to serve as a delegate to the 38th Congress in
March 1863.
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Classification Number:
1/1/1
Accession Number:
H75-281
Collection:
Governor William Jayne
Series Title & Inclusive Dates:
Proclamation for Home Defense,
1862.
Shelf Location:
3548B
Classification Number:
92M/2/3
Accession Number:
H76-21
Collection:
US Congress, House of Representatives
Series Title & Inclusive
Dates: “Views of the
Minority”, John B.S. Todd vs. William Jayne, 1864
Shelf Location: 3546A
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Accession Number:
H75-070
Collection:
Governor William Jayne
Series Title & Inclusive
Dates: William Jayne
Autobiography
Shelf Location: 3539A
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Accession Number:
H88-040
Collection:
Governor William Jayne
Series Title & Inclusive
Dates: Governor’s Message,
given in Yankton, Dakota Territory, on climate, resources, and crops,
1862.
Shelf Location:
MD094
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Collection:
Dakota Territorial Records
Series Title & Inclusive Dates:
Governor William Jayne Correspondence and miscellaneous
proclamations and appointments, 1861-1863.
Shelf Location:
MF 1319, roll 16
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