California: Governors: 1846-1849

California: Governors: 1846-1849
Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Territory of California :: Gobernador y Comandante en jefe del Territorio de California
17 Aug 1846 - 19 Jan 1847	Robert Field Stockton [1]
Governor and Commander-in-Chief of California :: Gobernador y Comandante en jefe de California
16 Jan 1847 - 1 Mar 1847	John Charles Frémont [2]
Governor of California :: Gobernador de California
1 Mar 1847 - 31 May 1847	Stephen Watts Kearny
31 May 1847 - 13 Apr 1849	Richard Barnes Mason
13 Apr 1849 - 20 Dec 1849	Bennet C. Riley

Stockton took over as commander-in-chief of the forces of the United States in California by a proclamation issued on 23 Jul 1846 at Monterey and assumed the functions of governor after the capture of Los Angeles on 17 Aug 1846.
Kearny assumed the functions of governor by a proclamation issued at Monterey on 1 Mar 1847. Frémont received a copy of the proclamation at Los Angeles on 11 Mar 1847, but continued to exercise the duties of office to 22 Mar 1847 when he departed for Monterey to meet Kearny, acknowledging his submission to the latter's authority.

Last update: 06 Feb 2024