
On May 17, 1884, the Department of Alaska was redesignated the District of Alaska, an incorporated but unorganized territory with a civil government. The governor was appointed by the President of the United States.
Governors of the District of Alaska
- John Henry Kinkead (1884-1885)
- Alfred P. Swineford (1885-1889)
- Lyman Enos Knapp (1889-1893)
- James Sheakley (1893-1897)
- John Green Brady (1897-1906)
- Wilford Bacon Hoggatt (1906-1909)
- Walter Eli Clark (1909-1912)