<page_title> Oklahoma Territory </page_title> <section_title> List of Governors </section_title> <table> <cell> 1 <col_header> # </col_header> </cell> <cell> George Washington Steele <col_header> Name </col_header> </cell> <cell> Republican <col_header> Party </col_header> </cell> <cell> Benjamin Harrison <col_header> Appointed By </col_header> </cell> </table>
President Benjamin Harrison appointed George Washington Steele, a Republican, as the first Oklahoma Territorial governor.