Editing Indiana Territory (section)

===Governors===
Because of William Henry Harrison's leadership in securing passage of the Land Act of 1800 and his help in forming the Indiana Territory in 1800, while serving as the Northwest Territory's delegate to the U.S. Congress, it was not surprising that President John Adams chose him to become the first governor of the territory. Presidents Adams, [[Thomas Jefferson]], and James Madison made a total of three appointments to the office of governor of the Indiana Territory between July 4, 1800, when the territory was officially established, and November 7, 1816, when [[Jonathan Jennings]] was sworn in as the first governor of the state of [[Indiana]].<ref name=GS18-40/><ref name=BR312/>

{{Main|List of Governors of Indiana}}
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!#!!Name!!Took office!!Left office!!Appointed by
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|1
|[[William Henry Harrison]]
|May 13, 1800 (appointed);<ref name=BR314/><br>January 10, 1801 (took office)<ref>Barnhart and Riker, p. 323.</ref>
|December 28, 1812 (resigned)<ref>Barnhart and Riker, p. 405.</ref>
|[[John Adams]], [[Thomas Jefferson]], [[James Madison]]
|-
|2
|[[John Gibson (Indiana)|John Gibson]]
|December 28, 1812 (appointed)<ref name=Gibson1>Barnhart and Riker, pp. 405–06.</ref><br>Acting governor: July 4, 1800 – January 10, 1801;<br>June 1812–May 1813<ref>Gugin and St. Clair, eds., pp. 28–31.</ref>
|March 3, 1813<ref name=Gibson1/>
|James Madison
|-
|3
|[[Thomas Posey]]
|March 3, 1813 (appointed); May 1813 (took office)<ref name=Gibson1/>
|November 7, 1816<ref>[[Jonathan Jennings]] was sworn into office as the first governor of the new state of Indiana on November 7, 1816. See Gugin and St. Clair, eds., p. 37.</ref>
|James Madison
|}