Bennet C. Riley (November 27, 1787 – June 9, 1853) was the seventh and last military governor of California. Riley ordered the election of representatives...
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in honor of Major General Bennet C. Riley, who led the first military escort along the Santa Fe Trail. In 1887, Fort Riley became the site of the United...
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Bennet Riley, the 7th governor of California, and a Mexican–American War hero. Riley County is home to Fort Riley and Kansas State University. Riley County...
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in Upper Canada. Forsyth sent Bennet C. Riley with about a half dozen riflemen upriver to gather firewood in a boat. Riley and his men tried to stay by...
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Alabama Richard Riley (born 1933), 111th Governor of South Carolina Bennet C. Riley (1787–1853), 7th Military Governor of California Bernard Rawdon Reilly...
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sworn in as governor on December 20, 1849, with the military governor, Bennet C. Riley, ceding de facto executive authority to him. However, California did...
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his barracks. Forsyth sent Bennet C. Riley with about a half dozen riflemen upriver to gather some wood in a boat. Riley and his men tried to stay by...
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American photographer Bennet C. Riley (1790–1853), American politician Bernard Riley (born 1981), American football player Bill Riley (disambiguation), multiple...
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Smoke was described by critic Rachel Read as being "delightful". Riley played Mary Bennet in the 2005 version of Pride and Prejudice, acted in the role of...
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Military governors ruled California until 1849, when efforts led by Bennet C. Riley led to the creation of the Constitution of California at the Constitutional...
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