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This is a list of governors, etc. of the part of the Samoan Islands (now comprising American Samoa) under United States administration since 1900. From 1900 to 1978 governors were appointed by the Federal government of the United States. Since that time they have been elected for 4-year terms by the people of American Samoa.
In 1906, she was sponsored by Charles Brainard Taylor Moore, then governor of American Samoa, to attend the Church girls' school on Tutuila, the main island of the territory. She completed her studies in 1913 and in 1914 she and two other girls from the same school became the first Samoan women to enter nurses' training.
Democratic Party governors of American Samoa (5 P) E. American Samoa gubernatorial elections (9 P) F. First ladies of American Samoa (7 P) R.
Governor of American Samoa Notes Emma Louise Lowe: October 1, 1953 October 15, 1956 Richard Barrett Lowe: Also First Lady of Guam from 1956 to 1959 Nora Stewart Coleman: October 15, 1956 May 24, 1961 Peter Tali Coleman: Stewart Coleman, who was from Hawaii, was the first woman from the Pacific Islands to serve as first lady of American Samoa. [3]
First ladies of American Samoa (7 P) Pages in category "American Samoan women in politics" The following 17 pages are in this category, out of 17 total.
Five years later, Peter Tali Coleman was appointed civilian governor of American Samoa by the Interior Department in 1956, becoming the first Samoan governor of the territory. [1] Nora Stewart Coleman, who was born and raised in Hawaii, became the first Pacific Islander to serve as First Lady of American Samoa in history. [1]
Peter Tali Coleman (December 8, 1919 – April 28, 1997) was an American Samoan politician and lawyer. Coleman was the first and only person of Samoan descent to be appointed governor of American Samoa between 1956 and 1961 and later became the territory's first and third popularly elected governor from 1978 to 1985 and 1989 to 1993, serving a total of three elected terms. [1]
In Colorado, Larsen became an accomplished equestrienne. [1]In 1942, when Henry Louis Larsen was appointed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt as the first Military Governor of American Samoa, Larsen became the First Lady of American Samoa on January 12, 1942, until April 25, 1942.