Wisconsin Territory
The Territory of Wisconsin was an organized and incorporated territory of the United States that existed from July 3, 1836, until May 29, 1848, when an eastern portion of the territory was admitted to the Union as the State of Wisconsin. Belmont was initially chosen as the capital of the territory. In 1837, the territorial legislature met in Burlington, just north of the Skunk River on the Mississippi, which became part of the Iowa Territory in 1838. In that year, 1838, the territorial capital of Wisconsin was moved to Madison.
| Territory of Wisconsin | |||||||||||||
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| Organized incorporated territory of the United States | |||||||||||||
| 1836–1848 | |||||||||||||
Territorial seal
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Map of the Wisconsin Territory, 1836–1848 | |||||||||||||
| Capital | Madison (1838–1848) Burlington (1837) Belmont (July–December 1836) | ||||||||||||
| Government | |||||||||||||
| • Type | Organized incorporated territory | ||||||||||||
| Governor | |||||||||||||
• 1836–1841 | Henry Dodge | ||||||||||||
• 1841–1844 | James Duane Doty | ||||||||||||
• 1844–1845 | Nathaniel P. Tallmadge | ||||||||||||
• 1845–1848 | Henry Dodge | ||||||||||||
• 1848 | John Catlin (acting) | ||||||||||||
| Legislature | Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Wisconsin | ||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||
• Organic Act effective | July 3 1836 | ||||||||||||
• Iowa Territory split off | July 4, 1838 | ||||||||||||
| May 29 1848 | |||||||||||||
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