Edward John Dorn
Edward John Dorn | |
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| 13th Naval Governor of Guam | |
| In office December 28, 1907 – November 5, 1910 | |
| Preceded by | Luke McNamee |
| Succeeded by | Frank Freyer |
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| Born | January 12, 1854 Potosi, Wisconsin, US |
| Died | December 10, 1937 (aged 83) Washington, D.C., US |
Edward J. Dorn (January 12, 1854 – December 10, 1937) was a captain in the United States Navy.
Early life
[edit]On January 12, 1854, Dorn was born in Potosi, Wisconsin.[1]
Education
[edit]In June 1874, Dorn graduated from the United States Naval Academy.
Career
[edit]In June 1887, Dorn was promoted to a Lieutenant.
Dorn was court-martialed in 1895 for an incident involving the death of a gunner on USS Olympia.[2] In 1901, Dorn was briefly acting-Commandant (and therefore acting-Governor) of American Samoa while Commandant Benjamin Franklin Tilley was away on leave.
On 20 April 1904, Captain Edward John Dorn took command of USS Castine.[3]
Based in part on this experience, he was appointed as the Governor of Guam on December 28, 1907, and remained there until November 5, 1910.[4][5]
During World War I, he was the head of the Navy Relief Society.
Personal life
[edit]In 1880, Dorn married Syble Halpine.[6]
On December 10, 1937, Dorn died in Washington, D.C.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Governor Edward John Dorn Papers". uog.edu. Retrieved November 29, 2021.
- ^ "Miscellaneous: The Navy Department". The Gazette. May 29, 1895. p. 7. Retrieved August 8, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Castine (PG 6)". navsource.org. Retrieved November 30, 2021.
- ^ "Guam Naval Governors 30 August 1899 – 10 December 1941". guampedia.com. Retrieved November 28, 2021.
- ^ "Guam". worldstatemen.org. Retrieved November 28, 2021.
- ^ a b "Edward John Dorn Papers" (PDF). loc.gov. Retrieved November 28, 2021.
External links
[edit]- Arlington National Cemetery
- Two Captains, Two Regimes: Benjamin Franklin Tilley and Richard Phillips Leary, America’s Pacific Island Commanders, 1899-1901 at ijnhonline.org
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