American politician
Frank Carpenter Mockler (April 4, 1909 – November 16, 1993)[ 1] was an American attorney who served as the governor of American Samoa . Mockler was the county attorney for Fremont County, Wyoming .[ 2] He was Speaker of the Wyoming House of Representatives in 1951 as a Republican .[ 3] [ 4] He was Secretary of American Samoa under John Morse Haydon .[ 5] Mockler took the office of Governor of American Samoa on October 15, 1974, and ended his term on February 6, 1975.[ 6] After leaving the governor's seat, Mockler moved to Longboat Key, Florida .[ 7] [ 8]
Mockler served as Lieutenant Governor under Governor John Morse Haydon . When Haydon was recalled for interfering in the gubernatorial election process, Mockler was appointed Governor with the understanding that his term would last only a few months.[ 9]
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^ "Third Annual Po Mahina" . Sarasota Journal . Sarasota, Florida . 21 April 1980. Retrieved 8 June 2010 .
^ Sunia, Fofō Iosefa Fiti (2001). Puputoa: Host of Heroes - A record of the history makers in the First Century of American Samoa, 1900-2000 . Suva, Fiji: Oceania Printers. Page 96. ISBN 9829036022.