Wisconsin Territory

Territory of Wisconsin
Organized incorporated territory of the United States
1836–1848
Territorial seal
Map of the Wisconsin Territory, 1836–1848
Capital	Madison (1838–1848) Burlington (1837) Belmont (July–December 1836)
Government
• Type	Organized incorporated territory
Governor
• 1836–1841	Henry Dodge
• 1841–1844	James Duane Doty
• 1844–1845	Nathaniel P. Tallmadge
• 1845–1848	Henry Dodge
• 1848	John Catlin (acting)
Legislature	Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Wisconsin
History
• Organic Act effective	3 July 1836
• Iowa Territory split off	July 4, 1838
• Statehood of Wisconsin	29 May 1848
Preceded by Succeeded by Michigan Territory Wisconsin Iowa Territory Minnesota Territory

The Territory of Wisconsin was an organized and incorporated territory of the United States that existed from July 3, 1836,^[1] until May 29, 1848, when an eastern portion of the territory was admitted to the Union as the State of Wisconsin. Belmont was initially chosen as the capital of the territory. In 1837, the territorial legislature met in Burlington, just north of the Skunk River on the Mississippi, which became part of the Iowa Territory in 1838.^[2] In that year, 1838, the territorial capital of Wisconsin was moved to Madison.