Lloyd Stowell Shapley

For Lloyd Stowell Shapley's grand-nephew, the American mathematician and economist, see Lloyd Shapley.
Captain
Lloyd Stowell Shapley
32nd Naval Governor of Guam
In office
April 7, 1926 – June 11, 1929
Preceded byAlfred Winsor Brown
Succeeded byWillis W. Bradley
Personal details
Born(1875-11-03)November 3, 1875
Lebanon, New York, U.S.
DiedAugust 16, 1959(1959-08-16) (aged 83)
Alameda Country, California, U.S.
Nationality United States
Spouse(s)Elizabeth Harrison Shapley, Ida V. Wells, Naomi Eckstein
RelativesElizabeth Harrison Shapley (daughter)
AwardsNavy Cross
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/serviceUnited States Navy Seal United States Navy
Rank Captain

Lloyd Stowell Shapley[1] (November 3, 1875 – August 16, 1959) was a United States Navy Captain who served as the 32nd Naval Governor of Guam. Shapley served as governor from April 7, 1926, to June 11, 1929.

Early life

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Shapley was born in Lebanon, New York.

Career

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In 1920, Shapley was assigned to the torpedo station at Keyport, Washington.[2]

In 1922, Shapley took command of USS Neches (AO-5), until October 4, 1923. [3]

On April 7, 1926, Shapley took an oath and became the Naval Governor of Guam, until June 11, 1929. [4][5]

As governor of Guam, Shapley pushed for the Navy to approve a Flag of Guam; he succeeded in gaining approval in 1929, though the design changed 19 years later.[6] The flag consisted of a blue field with a central red-lined figure containing a Guamanian sling stone.[7] During his time in office, he had already retired from Naval service.[8]

Published works

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  • Shapley, L.S. (January 1930). "The Story of the Island of Guam". The Mid-Pacific. 39 (1): 17–24.

Personal life

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On November 6, 1912, Shapley married Elizabeth Harrison McCormick Herrshoff (1884-1938), former wife of Charles Frederick Herreshoff. She had two children from her previous marriage, Allan Stuart and Elizabeth.[9][10][1]

Shapley's daughter is Elizabeth Harrison Shapley. On April 25, 1918, she was a sponsor of USS Kilty (DD-137).[11]

Shapley's second wife was Ida Viola Wells (maiden; 1878–1950), notable as a pioneering woman professional, who, among other things, was an inheritance tax attorney. [1][12]

Shapley's third wife was Naomi Eckstein (1903-1991). [1]

On August 16, 1959, Shapley died in Alameda County, California. [1]

His grand-nephew, Lloyd Stowell Shapley (1923–2016), was an American mathematician and Nobel laureate economist. His adopted or stepson, Alan Shapley, (né Alan Herreshoff; 1903–1973), late of the U.S. Marine Corps, was a survivor of the sinking of the USS Arizona in the attack on Pearl Harbor.

Military offices
Preceded by Naval Governor of Guam
1926–1929 		Succeeded by

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Berry, Brian Joe Lobley (1934– ) (1993). "Lloyd Stowell Shapley". The Shapleigh, Shapley and Shappley Families: A Comprehensive Genealogy, 1635–1993. Baltimore: Gateway Press, Inc. p. 273. LCCN 92-79843. OCLC 192111586. Retrieved July 21, 2014 – via Internet Archive.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ "Notes". Army and Navy Journal. June 12, 1920. p. 1280. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
  3. ^ "USS Neches (AO-5)". navsource.org. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
  4. ^ "NH 45530 Captain Lloyd S. Shapley, USN". navy.mil. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
  5. ^ "Naval Era Governors of Guam". Guampedia. Guam: University of Guam. 10 August 2010. Archived from the original on 11 July 2011. Retrieved 31 March 2011.
  6. ^ Cunningham, Lawrence; Janice Beaty (2001). A History of Guam. Hawaii: Bess Press. p. 210. ISBN 9781573060684. Retrieved 31 March 2011.
  7. ^ Rogers, Robert (1995). Destiny's Landfall: A History of Guam. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press. pp. 148–149. ISBN 0-8248-1678-1. Retrieved 31 March 2011.
  8. ^ "New Yorker Governor of Guam". The New York Times. New York City. The New York Times Company. 26 February 1929. p. 18.
  9. ^ "Married". Army and Navy Register. November 22, 1912. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
  10. ^ "History of the state of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations: Biographical - NY: The American Historical Society, Inc. 1920". theusgenweb.org. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
  11. ^ Hall, Anne Martin; Benham, Edith Wallace (1925). Ships of the United States Navy and Their Sponsors, 1913-1923. The Plimpton Press. p. 111. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
  12. ^ Binheim, Max (1883–1942) (compiler and editor-in-chief); Elvin, Charles Arthur (1883–1973) (associate editor) (1928). "Wells, Ida V.". Women of the West – a series of biographical sketches of living eminent women in the eleven Western States of the United States of America (1928 ed.). 427 H.W. Hellman Building, Los Angeles: Publishers Press. p. 93. OCLC 866260441. Retrieved August 8, 2017 – via Internet Archive (Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.) {{cite book}}: |first1= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: location (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: postscript (link)
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