Edward Simpson (governor)


Captain
Edward Simpson Jr.
21st Naval Governor of Guam
In office
May 18, 1916 – May 30, 1916
Preceded byWilliam P. Cronan
Succeeded byRoy Campbell Smith
Personal details
Born(1860-09-16)September 16, 1860
Annapolis, Maryland, U.S.
DiedSeptember 6, 1930(1930-09-06) (aged 69)
Ruxton, Maryland, U.S.
Military service
AllegianceUnited States
Branch/serviceUnited States Navy
Rear Admiral Edward Simpson

Rear Admiral Edward Simpson Jr. (September 16, 1860 – September 6, 1930) was a United States Navy officer who briefly served as the acting 20th Naval Governor of Guam from May 8, 1916 to May 30, 1916.[1] Simpson, commandant of the U.S. Naval Base Subic Bay and the U.S. Naval Station Sangley Point, took the position pending the arrival of appointed Governor Captain Roy Campbell Smith.[2] Prior to his command, he served as a naval attaché to London in 1911.[3]

He was born in Annapolis, Maryland, to Rear Admiral Edward Simpson Sr.[4] He retired in 1924, and died in his Ruxton, Maryland, home.[5]

  1. ^ "Naval Era Governors of Guam". Guampedia. Guam: University of Guam. 10 August 2010. Archived from the original on 11 July 2011. Retrieved 29 October 2010.
  2. ^ Cox, Leonard Martin; Edward John Dorn (1917). Kenneth Chafee McIntosh and Merlyn Grail Cook (ed.). Island of Guam. Washington, D.C.: United States Government Printing Office. p. 46. Retrieved 16 January 2011. Edward Simpson Guam.
  3. ^ The Chicago Daily News Almanac and Year Book. Chicago: Chicago Daily News. 1911. p. 247. Retrieved 16 January 2011. Edward Simpson Guam.
  4. ^ Felt, Robert G. (1986). "A Century of Service" (PDF). Journal of the Orders and Medals Society of America. 37.
  5. ^ "Admiral Simpson, Schley Aide, Dies; He Had Served 44 Years in The Navy--Father Also a Naval Officer. Navy Cross Awarded Him Cited for Meritorious Service as Commandant of Philippine Yards --Was Retired in 1924". The New York Times. September 7, 1930.