Arthur Tenney Emerson (1893–1975) was the

governor of American Samoa This is a list of Governor (United States), 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 o ...

, serving from April 22 to July 17, 1931. Emerson was born on December 3, 1893, in East Weymouth,

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, the son of Theodore and Nellie (née Newman) Emerson. He attended

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before being appointed to the

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, graduating with the Class of 1916. He married Gertrude Boucher Childs, the widow of Lieutenant Earle W. F. Childs, in 1921 aboard in

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. Emerson served in

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, before receiving appointment to the governorship for a brief time.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Emerson, Arthur 1893 births 1975 deaths Governors of American Samoa American military personnel of World War I Dartmouth College alumni United States Naval Academy alumni People from Weymouth, Massachusetts Military personnel from Massachusetts