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.
Captain Lloyd Stowell Shapley | |
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32nd Naval Governor of Guam | |
In office April 7, 1926 – June 11, 1929 | |
Preceded by | Alfred Winsor Brown |
Succeeded by | Willis W. Bradley |
Personal details | |
Born | Lebanon, New York, U.S. | November 3, 1875
Died | August 16, 1959 Alameda Country, California, U.S. | (aged 83)
Nationality | United States |
Spouse(s) | Elizabeth Harrison Shapley, Ida V. Wells, Naomi Eckstein |
Relatives | Elizabeth Harrison Shapley (daughter) |
Awards | Navy Cross |
Military service | |
Allegiance | United States |
Branch/service | United States Navy |
Rank | Captain |
Shapley was born in Lebanon, New York.
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]
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.
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