Frank Carpenter Mockler (April 4, 1909 – November 16, 1993) was an American attorney who served as 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 ...

. Mockler was the

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for

Fremont County, Wyoming Fremont County is a County (United States), county in the U.S. state of Wyoming. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 39,234, making it the fifth-most populous county in Wyoming. Its county seat is Lander, Wyoming, Lander. T ...

. He was Speaker of the

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in 1951 as a Republican. He was Secretary of American Samoa under

John Morse Haydon John Morse Haydon (January 27, 1920 – April 18, 1991) was the governor of American Samoa from 1969 to 1974. Haydon attended the University of Washington. He served as a First Lieutenant in the United States Army Air Forces during World War II a ...

. Mockler took the office of

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 ...

on October 15, 1974, and ended his term on February 6, 1975. After leaving the governor's seat, Mockler moved to

Longboat Key, Florida Longboat Key is a town in Manatee and Sarasota counties along the central west coast of the U.S. state of Florida, located on and coterminous with the barrier island of the same name. Longboat Key is south of Anna Maria Island, between Sarasota Ba ...

. Mockler served as

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under Governor

. When Haydon was recalled for interfering in the gubernatorial election process, Mockler was appointed Governor with the understanding that his term would last only a few months.Sunia, Fofō Iosefa Fiti (2001). ''Puputoa: Host of Heroes - A record of the history makers in the First Century of American Samoa, 1900-2000''. Suva, Fiji: Oceania Printers. Page 96. ISBN 9829036022.

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External links

Frank C. Mockler at politicalgraveyard.com
Governors of American Samoa People from Fremont County, Wyoming Speakers of the Wyoming House of Representatives People from Longboat Key, Florida 1909 births 1993 deaths Republican Party members of the Wyoming House of Representatives American Samoa Republicans Florida Republicans 20th-century members of the Wyoming Legislature {{Wyoming-politician-stub