# Governor Roop — Roughing It character guide

> Governor Roop in Roughing It by Mark Twain.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Roop, ex - Governor Roop, referee Roop, Ex - Governor Roop

**First appearance:** 0001-roughing-it

## Who they are

A territorial governor and referee in a mining dispute.

## Relationships

### [The Narrator](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/roughing_it_se/characters/narrator)

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Governor Roop is a territorial official whose political antics and disputes amuse the Narrator.

### [The Narrator](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/roughing_it_se/characters/narrator)

_social_

Governor Roop is a territorial official whose political antics and disputes amuse the Narrator.

### [The Narrator](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/roughing_it_se/characters/narrator)

_social_

Governor Roop is a territorial official whose political antics and disputes amuse the Narrator.

## In the story

### [XXI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/roughing_it_se/chapters/xxi)

Mentioned as the Governor of Nevada Territory, whose palace is described.

### [The Birth of Nevada Territory](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/roughing_it_se/chapters/xxv)

First and only chief magistrate of the temporary 'Washoe' territorial government before being supplanted by Governor Nye.

### [XXXIV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/roughing_it_se/chapters/xxxiv)

The referee who presides over the case and delivers the absurd verdict that the landslide is an act of God.

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