Dakota Territory existed as an entity from 1861 until 1889, when it was divided into the states of North Dakota and South Dakota.
- John B. S. Todd 1861-63
- William Jayne 1863-64
- John B. S. Todd 1864-65
- Walter A. Burleigh 1865-69
- Solomon L. Spink 1869-71
- Moses K. Armstrong 1871-1875
- Jefferson P. Kidder 1875-79
- Granville G. Bennett 1879-81
- Richard F. Pettigrew 1881-83
- John B. Raymond 1883-85
- Oscar S. Gifford 1885-1889
- George A. Mathews 1889
