Congress created the Territory of New Mexico – which included present-day Arizona – on September 9, 1850 as part of the Compromise of 1850. On December 23, 1850 President Millard Fillmore nominated James S. Calhoun to be the new territory’s first Governor.
| Document Type: | Primary Document |
| Historical Event: | Statehood (1912) |
| Sub Event: | US Government Role |
| Origin: | National Archives |
| Date: | December 23, 1850 |
| Author: | President Fillmore |
| Permission: | Public Domain |
| Contributor: | Tammie Torres |
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