Arthur Emerson | |
Term Start: | April 22, 1931 |
Term End: | July 17, 1931 |
Predecessor: | James Sutherland Spore |
Successor: | Gatewood Lincoln |
Birth Name: | Arthur Tenney Emerson |
Birth Date: | December 3, 1893 |
Birth Place: | East Weymouth, Massachusetts, United States |
Spouse: | Gertrude Boucher Childs |
Arthur Tenney Emerson (1893–1975) was the governor of American Samoa, serving from April 22 to July 17, 1931.[1] [2]
Emerson was born on December 3, 1893, in East Weymouth, Massachusetts,[3] the son of Theodore and Nellie (née Newman) Emerson.[4] He attended Dartmouth College before being appointed to the United States Naval Academy, graduating with the Class of 1916.[5] He married Gertrude Boucher Childs, the widow of Lieutenant Earle W. F. Childs, in 1921 aboard in Naples, Italy.[6]
Emerson served in World War I,[6] before receiving appointment to the governorship for a brief time.