Marcellus Graeme Boss (January 21, 1901 – March 21, 1967) was an interim

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from November 14, 1959, until his resignation on August 22, 1960. Boss first entered Guamanian administration with a 1957 appointment by

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to the post of

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. He also served as a

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member of the

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prior to becoming involved in the government of Guam. He was

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and

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, and had a thirty-year law career in

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. He died of a heart attack on March 21, 1967, and was buried at the City Cemetery in Columbus, Kansas.

References

External links

Marcellus G. Boss at ourcampaigns.com
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