The governor of Dakota Territory was the head of government of Dakota Territory, a territory of the United States from March 2, 1861,[1] to November 2, 1889, when it was split into the states of North Dakota and South Dakota.
[2] Eleven people were appointed governor of Dakota Territory by the President of the United States during its existence, though one, John F. Potter, declined the post.
[3] A provisional government formed in January 1859 and elected Wilmot Brookings as territorial governor, but the federal government refused to acknowledge the provisional government as official.