William Elsey Connelley, author of: John Brown, James H. Lane, Wyandot Folk-Lore, An Appeal to the Record, Kansas Territorial Governors, Memoirs of John James Ingalls, Ingalls of Kansas, Quantrill and the Border Wars, Life of Preston B. Plumb, and Kansas and Kansans.
Samuel J. Crawford, author of Kansas in the Sixties.
William Herbert Carruth, author of Each in His Own Tongue and Other Poems.
Among other present-day Kansas writers are: E. W. Howe, F. W. Blackmar, Mrs. Louisa Cooke, Don Carlos, Effie Graham, W. A. McKeever, Mrs. Dell H. Munger, Mrs. Kate A. Aplington, Esther M. Clark, F. Dumont Smith, Charles M. Harger, Willard Wattles, and Dr. C. H. Lerrigo.
TERRITORIAL OFFICERS OF KANSAS
The Governors were appointed for terms of four years, but none of them served a full term. Ten different men filled the office during the Territorial period of six years and eight months. There were six Governors and five Acting Governors, James W. Denver serving in both capacities. During the absence of a Governor or when there was a vacancy in the office the duties of the Governor fell upon the Secretary of the Territory and he was called the Acting Governor.
| Governors | Acting Governors | Terms Served |
|---|---|---|
| Andrew H. Reeder | July 7, 1854, to August 16, 1855. | |
| Daniel Woodson | August 16, 1855, to September 7, 1855. | |
| Wilson Shannon | September 7, 1855, to August 18, 1856. | |
| Daniel Woodson | August 18, 1856, to September 9, 1856. | |
| John W. Geary | September 9, 1856, to March 12, 1857. | |
| Daniel Woodson | March 12, 1857, to April 16, 1857. | |
| Frederick P. Stanton | April 16, 1857, to May 27, 1857. | |
| Robert J. Walker | May 27, 1857, to November 16, 1857. | |
| Frederick P. Stanton | November 16, 1857, to December 21, 1857. | |
| James W. Denver | December 21, 1857, to May 12, 1858. | |
| James W. Denver | May 12, 1858, to October 10, 1858. | |
| Hugh S. Walsh | October 10, 1858, to December 18, 1858. | |
| Samuel Medary | December 18, 1858, to December 17, 1860. | |
| Hugh S. Walsh | August 1, 1859, to September 15, 1859. | |
| Hugh S. Walsh | April 15, 1860, to June 16, 1860. | |
| George M. Beebe | September 11, 1860, to November 25, 1860. | |