▁considered ▁" host ile ▁Indian ▁country ", ▁but ▁he ▁executed ▁these ▁duties ▁without ▁incident . ▁Bash ford ▁was ▁also ▁the ▁first ▁lawyer ▁admitted ▁to ▁practice ▁in ▁the ▁Arizona ▁Territ orial ▁Cour ts ▁and ▁compiled ▁the ▁session ▁laws ▁of ▁the ▁Territ ory ▁into ▁one ▁ 4 0 0 - page ▁volume ▁with ▁the ▁assistance ▁of ▁Associ ate ▁Justice ▁William ▁T . ▁How ell . ▁He ▁was ▁elected ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁Territ orial ▁Council ▁( the ▁Territ ory ' s ▁upper ▁legisl ative ▁body ) ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 4 ▁and ▁served ▁from ▁ 1 8 6 7 ▁until ▁ 1 8 6 9 ▁as ▁a ▁territorial ▁delegate ▁to ▁the ▁ 4 0 th ▁United ▁States ▁Congress ▁as ▁an ▁independent , ▁rather ▁than ▁with ▁his ▁former ▁party . ▁ ▁The ▁last ▁political ▁office ▁Bash ford ▁held ▁was ▁Secretary ▁of ▁State ▁for ▁the ▁Arizona ▁Territ ory , ▁by ▁appointment ▁from ▁U . S . ▁President ▁U ly ss es ▁S . ▁Grant ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 9 , ▁and ▁again ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 3 . ▁After ▁the ▁Territ ory ' s ▁capital ▁moved ▁from ▁Pres c ott , ▁where ▁Bash ford ▁and ▁Le vi ▁ran ▁the ▁Bash ford ▁Mer c ant ile ▁Store , ▁Bash ford ▁res igned ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 6 ▁to ▁stay ▁close ▁to ▁his ▁business ▁interests . ▁He ▁died ▁in ▁Pres c ott ▁two ▁years ▁later . ▁ ▁Bash ford ▁was ▁buried ▁in ▁Mountain ▁View ▁C emetery , ▁in ▁Oak land , ▁California . ▁He ▁and