Minnesota Territory: Governors: 1849-1858
| Governor of the Territory of Minnesota | |
| 1 Jun 1849 - 13 May 1853 | Alexander Ramsey [1] |
| 13 May 1853 - 23 Apr 1857 | Willis Arnold Gorman [2] |
| 23 Apr 1857 - 24 May 1858 | Samuel Medary [3][4][5] |
- Ramsey was commissioned as governor on 2 Apr 1849 and took the oath of office in Maryland on 12 Apr 1849. He arrived in St. Paul on 27 May 1849 and issued a proclamation declaring the establishment of the territorial government on 1 Jun 1849.
- Gorman was commissioned as governor on 1 Apr 1853 and arrived in St. Paul on 13 May 1853.
- Medary was commissioned as governor on 13 Mar 1857. He arrived in St. Paul on 22 Apr 1853 and took the oath of office on 23 Apr 1853. During the absences of Medary, including his final departure from Minnesota on 24 Dec 1857, the functions of Governor devolved upon Secretary of the Territory Charles L. Chase, who assumed the office of Acting Governor of the Territory of Minnesota.
- Following the adoption and ratification of the Constitution of the State of Minnesota, all civil and military officers of the territorial government were authorized by a provision of the Constitution to continue in office until superseded.
- Also in Kansas.