<page_title> List of Governors of Dakota Territory </page_title> <section_title> Territorial governors </section_title> <table> <cell> 10 <col_header> Governor </col_header> </cell> <cell> Arthur C. Mellette (1842–1896) <col_header> Governor </col_header> </cell> <cell> March 9, 1889 – November 2, 1889 Became 1st Governor of South Dakota <col_header> In office </col_header> </cell> </table>
Arthur Calvin Mellette (1842 – 1896) was the last Governor of Dakota Territory and the first Governor of South Dakota.