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 | |
|---|---|
| 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 | November 3, 1875 Lebanon, New York, U.S. |
| Died | August 16, 1959 (aged 83) Alameda Country, California, U.S. |
| 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 |
Early life edit
Shapley was born in Lebanon, New York.
Career edit
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 edit
- Shapley, L.S. (January 1930). "The Story of the Island of Guam". The Mid-Pacific. 39 (1): 17–24.
Personal life edit
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.
References edit
- ^ 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) - ^ "Notes". Army and Navy Journal. June 12, 1920. p. 1280. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
- ^ "USS Neches (AO-5)". navsource.org. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
- ^ "NH 45530 Captain Lloyd S. Shapley, USN". navy.mil. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Cunningham, Lawrence; Janice Beaty (2001). A History of Guam. Hawaii: Bess Press. p. 210. ISBN 9781573060684. Retrieved 31 March 2011.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "New Yorker Governor of Guam". The New York Times. New York City. The New York Times Company. 26 February 1929. p. 18.
- ^ "Married". Army and Navy Register. November 22, 1912. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
- ^ "History of the state of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations: Biographical - NY: The American Historical Society, Inc. 1920". theusgenweb.org. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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 (
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External links edit
- Lloyd Stogell Shapley at ourcampaigns.com
- image of NH 45529 Captain Lloyd S. Shapley, USN (Ret.) at navy.mil
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