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Dakota: Territorial Delegates


Delegates to U.S. Congress from Dakota Territory, 1861-89 (May be incomplete!)
John B. S. Todd 1861-63 William Jayne 1863-64 John B. S. Todd 1864-65 Walter A. Burleigh 1865-69 Solomon Lewis Spink 1869-71 Moses Kimball Armstrong 1871- Jefferson Parish Kidder 1875-79 Granville Gaylord Bennett 1879-81 Richard F. Pettigrew 1881-83 John Baldwin Raymond 1883-85 Oscar S. Gifford 1885- George Arthur Mathews 1889

Events and Candidates (may be incomplete!)

  • 1868: Walter A. Burleigh, defeated.
  • 1870: Solomon Lewis Spink, defeated.
  • 1882: Richard F. Pettigrew, defeated.

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