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Arthur C. Mellette (June 25, 1842 – May 25, 1896) was the last Governor of the Dakota Territory and was the first Governor of South Dakota of the state of South Dakota. June 25 is the 176th day of the year (177th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 189 days remaining. ... 1842 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... May 25 is the 145th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (146th in leap years). ... 1896 (MDCCCXCVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Dakota Territory existed as an entity from 1861 until 1889, when it was divided into the states of North Dakota and South Dakota. ... Dakota Territory was the name of the northernmost part of the Louisiana Purchase of the United States. ... Governors of South Dakota Arthur C. Mellette Republican 1889-1893 Charles H. Sheldon Republican 1893-1897 Andrew E. Lee Populist 1897-1901 Charles N. Herreid Republican 1901-1905 Samuel H. Elrod Republican 1905-1907 Coe I. Crawford Republican 1907-1909 Robert S. Vessey Republican 1909-1913 Frank M. Byrne Republican... Official language(s) English Capital Pierre Largest city Sioux Falls Area - Total - Width - Length - % water - Latitude - Longitude Ranked 17th 199,905 kmÂ² 340 km 610 km 1. ...

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Mellette was the son of Charles Mellette and was born in Henry County, Indiana. He was educated at Marion Academy. In 1862, Mellette entered the Indiana University as a sophomore and graduated in 1863. On October 6, 1864, Mellette enlisted in Company H of the 9th Indiana Volunteers, serving as a conscripted soldier until mustering out on September 28, 1865. He served in the army as a substitute for his older invalid brother and experienced many humiliations as a result. In 1866, Mellette graduated from the School of Law at the University of Indiana and went to Muncie, Indiana where he began practicing law with Thomas J. Brady. On May 26, 1866, he married Margaret Wylie. Mellette was elected as district attorney for Delaware County, Indiana. In 1870, he purchased the "Muncie Times" and made the newspaper very influential and prosperous. During that same year, Mellette was elected the county superintendent of schools. Henry County is a county located in the state of Indiana. ... 1862 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Indiana University, founded in 1820, is a nine-campus university system in the state of Indiana. ... 1863 (MDCCCLXIII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar). ... October 6 is the 279th day of the year (280th in Leap years). ... 1864 (MDCCCLXIV) was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... September 28 is the 271st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (272nd in leap years). ... 1865 (MDCCCLXV) is a common year starting on Sunday. ... 1866 (MDCCCLXVI) is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... Muncie is a city in Delaware County in east central Indiana, best known as the home of Ball State University. ... May 26 is the 146th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (147th in leap years). ... 1866 (MDCCCLXVI) is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... Delaware County is a county located in the state of Indiana. ... 1870 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ...

When his wife became ill, Mellette visited western states to find a climate that would be beneficial to her. Mellette's family eventually settled in Springfield, Dakota Territory for two years; and, Mellette served as register of the United States Land Office in Springfield until the land office was moved to Watertown, Dakota Territory in 1880. In October 1885, the Republicans nominated Mellette for governor of Dakota Territory. In November 1885, Mellette ran unopposed for the office of governor; and, voters selected Huron as the temporary capitol of Dakota Territory. In 1889, voters approved the new constitution for South Dakota and elected Arthur C. Mellette as South Dakota's first Governor. On November 2, 1889, President Benjamin Harrison signed the proclamation to make South Dakota the fortiest state Springfield is a city located in Bon Homme County, South Dakota, USA. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 792. ... Dakota Territory was the name of the northernmost part of the Louisiana Purchase of the United States. ... Watertown is a city located in Codington County, South Dakota. ... 1885 (MDCCCLXXXV) is a common year starting on Thursday. ... Huron is a city located in Beadle County, South Dakota. ... 1889 (MDCCCLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... November 2 is the 306th day of the year (307th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 59 days remaining. ... 1889 (MDCCCLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Official language(s) English Capital Pierre Largest city Sioux Falls Area - Total - Width - Length - % water - Latitude - Longitude Ranked 17th 199,905 kmÂ² 340 km 610 km 1. ...

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Dakota Territory existed as an entity from 1861 until 1889, when it was divided into the states of North Dakota and South Dakota. ... 1889 (MDCCCLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... The following is a list of governors of the state of North Dakota, United States. ... Notes 1Mellette was the final governor of the Dakota Territory. ... Dakota Territory existed as an entity from 1861 until 1889, when it was divided into the states of North Dakota and South Dakota. ... Notes 1Mellette was the final governor of the Dakota Territory. ... 1889 (MDCCCLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1893 (MDCCCXCIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...

Categories: 1842 births | 1896 deaths | Governors of Dakota Territory | Governors of South Dakota | People from Indiana | South Dakota politicians | People from South Dakota Notes 1Mellette was the final governor of the Dakota Territory. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_South_Dakota. ... Andrew E. Lee (March 18, 1847 â€“ March 19, 1934) was an American politician and a businessman. ... Peter Norbeck (August 27, 1870 â€“ December 20, 1936) served as a South Dakota State Senator from Spink County, as Lieutenant Governor of South Dakota, as the nineth Governor of South Dakota, and as United States Senator. ... William McMaster William Henry McMaster (May 10, 1877 â€“ September 14, 1968) was the last Progressive Governor of South Dakota, serving from 1921 until 1925, and also a United States Senator from that state. ... William J. Bulow (January 13, 1869 â€“ February 26, 1960) was an American politician and a lawyer. ... Tom Berry (b. ... Joseph Jacob Joe Foss (April 17, 1915 â€“ January 1, 2003) was an American politician, an ace fighter pilot, and a recipient of the Medal of Honor in 1943. ... Ralph Herseth (July 2, 1909 – July 24, 1969) was the Democratic Governor of the U.S. state of South Dakota from 1959 to 1961. ... Archie M. Gubbrud (December 31, 1910 â€“ April 26, 1987) was the twenty-second Governor of South Dakota. ... Nils Andreas Boe (September 10, 1913–July 30, 1992) was an American politician who served as the Republican Governor of South Dakota from 1965 to 1969. ... Richard Francis Kneip (January 7, 1933–March 9, 1987) was the governor of the U.S. state of South Dakota from 1971 until 1978. ... William John Bill Janklow (born September 13, 1939), American politician with the Republican Party, was a four-term Governor of South Dakota and briefly a member of the United States House of Representatives. ... George Speaker Mickelson (January 31, 1941â€“April 19, 1993) was the Republican governor of the U.S. state of South Dakota from 1987 until his death in a plane crash in April 1993. ... Walter Dale Miller (born October 5, 1925), U.S. politician, He served as Governor of South Dakota from 1993 to 1995, having succeeded to office upon the death of George S. Mickelson. ... William John Bill Janklow (born September 13, 1939), American politician with the Republican Party, was a four-term Governor of South Dakota and briefly a member of the United States House of Representatives. ... Marion Michael Mike Rounds (born October 24, 1954) is an American politician. ...

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