Andrew Jackson Faulk

Andrew Jackson Faulk (* November 26, 1814 in Milford, Pennsylvania, † September 5, 1898 in Yankton, South Dakota ) was an American politician and from 1866 to 1869 the third Territorial Governor in Dakota Territory.

Early years and political rise

Andrew Faulk attended local schools in Kittaning in Pennsylvania. He then completed a printing apprenticeship and became editor of the newspaper Armstrong County Democrat. He also studied law. He was chamberlain in his home district and then joined the National Guard of Pennsylvania. Andrew Faulk was first a member of the Democrats, but the party turned its back because of their stance on the issue of slavery. In presidential elections, he supported the Republican candidates: John C. Fremont in 1856 and 1860, Abraham Lincoln.

Territorial Governor

In 1861, Faulk worked in Yankton in the Dakota Territory with his father Walter Burleigh, an influential in the territory of man, who was also still U.S. congressman for the territory. Burleigh and Territorial Governor Newton Edmunds were political rivals. Finally Burleigh reached the dismissal of Edmunds in Washington. President Andrew Johnson appointed now Andrew Faulk as his successor. Faulk officiated in this capacity until 1869. During this time he sat down against a significant resistance for the opening of the Black Hills to white settlers. Otherwise, he has political moves in its territory little. In essence, he received the found status. On May 10, 1869 Faulk was dismissed by President Ulysses S. Grant from his position and replaced by John A. Burbank.

Further CV

After his release Faulk remained in the Dakota Territory. Initially, he was busy in the mayor's office of the city Yankton and then he was employed by the U.S. District Court for the Dakota Board. As territorial governor Nehemiah G. Ordway wanted to move the capital of the territory of Yankton, Faulk supported the dismissal of Ordway, who had already been caught in the firing line because of other questionable transactions. Faulk was in 1883 a member of the Constituent Assembly of South Dakota. He remained a resident until his death in Yankton.