Bennet C. Riley | |
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| 7th Military Governor of California | |
| In office April 12, 1849 – December 20, 1849 [1] | |
| Preceded by | Persifor Frazer Smith |
| Succeeded by | Peter Hardeman Burnett as first Governor of California [a] |
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| Born | November 27, 1787 St. Mary's County, Maryland, U.S. |
| Died | June 9, 1853 (aged 65) Black Rock, near Buffalo, New York, U.S. |
| Resting place | Forest Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo |
| Spouse | Arabella Israel Riley |
| Profession | Soldier |
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| Allegiance | United States of America |
| Branch/service | United States Army |
| Years of service | 1813–1850 |
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Bennet C. Riley[b] (November 27, 1787 – June 9, 1853) was the seventh and last military governor of California. Riley ordered the election of representatives to a state constitutional convention, and handed over all civil authority to a Governor and elected delegates at the end of 1849; the following year, California joined the U.S. as a state.[c] He participated in the War of 1812 on Lake Ontario. He also served in the United States Army during the Seminole War in Florida, and Mexican–American War.
- ^ Bandini, Helen Elliott (1908). History of California. American Book Company. p. 292. ISBN 978-1-4219-2750-3.
- ^ United States. Congress. House. 13th Congress, 2d Session-49th Congress. House Documents, Otherwise Publ. as Executive Documents: 13th Congress, 2d Session-49th Congress, 1st Session, p. 822.
- ^ "California 170th Anniversary of Statehood (1850): September 9, 2020". United States Census Bureau. 2020-09-09. Retrieved 2024-03-04.
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