| Edward John Dorn | |
|---|---|
| 13th Naval Governor of Guam | |
| In office December 28, 1907 – November 5, 1910 | |
| Preceded by | Luke McNamee |
| Succeeded by | Frank Freyer |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1854-01-12)January 12, 1854 Potosi, Wisconsin, US |
| Died | December 10, 1937(1937-12-10) (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
On January 12, 1854, Dorn was born in Potosi, Wisconsin.
Education
In June 1874, Dorn graduated from the United States Naval Academy.
Career
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. 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.
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.
During World War I, he was the head of the Navy Relief Society.
Personal life
In 1880, Dorn married Syble Halpine.
On December 10, 1937, Dorn died in Washington, D.C.
References
- "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. 12 January 2010. Retrieved November 28, 2021.
- "Guam". worldstatemen.org. Retrieved November 28, 2021.
- ^ "Edward John Dorn Papers" (PDF). loc.gov. Retrieved November 28, 2021.
External links
- 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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