Louis K. Church

Louis Church
Governor of the Dakota Territory
In office
February 21, 1887 – March 9, 1889
Preceded byGilbert A. Pierce
Succeeded byArthur C. Mellette
Personal details
Born
Louis Kossuth Church

(1846-12-11)December 11, 1846
Brooklyn, New York, U.S. (now New York City)
DiedNovember 23, 1897(1897-11-23) (aged 50)
Juneau, Alaska Territory, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic

Louis Kossuth Church (December 11, 1846 – November 23, 1897) was an American politician who was a New York Supreme Court justice, a member of the New York Legislature, and the ninth and penultimate Governor of Dakota Territory, serving from 1887 to 1889.[1]