Manuel Flores Leon Guerrero

Manuel Flores Leon Guerrero
Governor of Guam
In office
January 20, 1963 – July 20, 1969
Acting: January 20, 1963 – March 9, 1963
Appointed byJohn F. Kennedy
LieutenantDenver Dickerson
Preceded byBill Daniel
Succeeded byCarlos Camacho
5th Secretary of Guam
In office
May 20, 1961 – March 9, 1963
GovernorBill Daniel
Preceded byA. M. Edwards
Succeeded byDenver Dickerson
Personal details
Born
Manuel Flores Leon Guerrero

(1914-10-25)October 25, 1914
Agana, Guam, U.S.
DiedOctober 9, 1985(1985-10-09) (aged 70)
Tamuning, Guam, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse(s)Delfina Tuncap Guerrero (Divorced), Antonia Rabon
Children11 (7 with Tuncap, 4 with Rabon)
Other namesManuel F. L. Guerrero

Manuel Flores "Carson" Leon Guerrero (October 29, 1914 – October 9, 1985) was a Guamanian politician who is the sixth Appointed Governor of Guam from March 1963 to July 1969.[1] He was appointed to the office after the term of Bill Daniel. He was a member of the Democratic Party of Guam and was the first of native Chamorro descent to rise to the highest office in the territory.

  1. ^ Rogers, R. "Destiny's Landfall: A History of Guam", page 238-239. University of Hawaii Press, 1995