Lloyd Stowell Shapley (November 3, 1875 – August 16, 1959) was a

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who served as the 32nd

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. Shapley served as governor from April 7, 1926, to June 11, 1929.

Early life

Shapley was born in Lebanon, New York.

Career

In 1920, Shapley was assigned to the torpedo station at Keyport, Washington. In 1922, Shapley took command of

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, until October 4, 1923. On April 7, 1926, Shapley took an oath and became the

, until June 11, 1929. 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. The flag consisted of a blue field with a central red-lined figure containing a Guamanian

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. During his time in office, he had already retired from Naval service.

Published works

Personal life

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. Shapley's daughter is Elizabeth Harrison Shapley. On April 25, 1918, she was a sponsor of

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. Shapley's second wife was Ida Viola Wells ( 1878–1950), notable as a pioneering woman professional, who, among other things, was an inheritance tax attorney. Shapley's third wife was Naomi Eckstein (1903-1991). On August 16, 1959, Shapley died in

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. His grand-nephew,

Lloyd Stowell Shapley Lloyd Stowell Shapley (November 3, 1875 – August 16, 1959) was a United States Navy Captain (United States)#U.S. Navy, U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Public Health Service, and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Captain who served as the ...

(1923–2016), was an American mathematician and Nobel laureate economist. His adopted or stepson,

Alan Shapley Lieutenant General Alan Shapley ( Alan Herreshoff; February 9, 1903 – May 13, 1973) was a United States Marine Corps officer who survived the sinking of the USS Arizona (BB-39), USS ''Arizona'' during the World War II attack on Pearl Harbor, an ...

, ( Alan Herreshoff; 1903–1973), late of the U.S. Marine Corps, was a survivor of the sinking of the USS ''Arizona'' in the

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References

External links

Lloyd Stogell Shapley at ourcampaigns.com

Governors of Guam United States Navy officers 1875 births 1959 deaths {{US-navy-bio-stub