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'''Roy Campbell Smith''' (1858 – April 11, 1940) was an American naval officer and the [[Governor of Guam]] from 1916 to 1918.<ref>{{cite news |title=Captain Roy Smith, Ex-Guam Governor. Retired Naval Officer Received Surrender of First German Vessel in War, Dies at 82. Supervisor Of Port Here. Decorated for Part in Battle of Santiago. He Participated in Vera Cruz Occupation |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1940/04/12/archives/captain-roy-smith-exguam-governor-retired-naval-officer-received.html |quote=Word was received here today of the death of Captain Roy Campbell Smith, former Governor of the island of Guam, in Somerville, S.C., yesterday. He was 82 years old. |newspaper=[[Associated Press]] in the [[New York Times]] |date=April 12, 1940 |accessdate=2011-01-27 }}</ref> He was the commanding officer of the {{USS|Arkansas|BB-33}} from 17 September 1912 to 13 October 1914.
|name = Roy Campbell Smith
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|image = Roy Campbell Smith, ca 1910.jpg
|order = 21st
|office = Naval Governor of Guam
|term_start = May 30, 1916
|term_end = November 18, 1918
|predecessor = [[Edward Simpson (governor)|Edward Simpson]] (Acting)
|successor = [[William Gilmer]]
|birth_date = {{birth date |1858|07|16}}
|birth_place = Fort Mason, Texas
|death_date = {{death date and age|1940|04|10|1858|07|16}}
|death_place = Somerville, South Carolina
|placeofburial =
|alma_mater = [[United States Naval Academy]]
|occupation = Naval officer, [[Governor of Guam]]
|spouse = [[Margaret Aldrich Smith]]
|children = 3
|relatives = [[William T. Sampson]] (father-in-law)
|module ={{Infobox military person
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|allegiance = [[United States of America]]
|branch = [[United States Navy]]
|serviceyears =
|rank = Captain
|commands = [[USS Arkansas (BB-33)]]
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|wars = [[World War I]]
|awards = [[Navy Cross (United States)|Navy Cross]]
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'''Roy Campbell Smith''' (1858 – April 11, 1940) was an American naval officer and the [[Governor of Guam]] from 1916 to 1918.

== Early life ==
On July 16, 1858, Smith was born in Fort Mason, Texas. Smith's father was Charles Henry Smith, an assistant surgeon general of the United States and later of the Confederate States of America. Smith's mother was Maria McGregor Campbell Smith.<ref name="usnwarchives_smith"/>

== Education ==
In 1878, Smith graduated from the [[United States Naval Academy]] in [[Annapolis, Maryland]].<ref name="militarytimes_smith"/>

== Career ==
Smith was the commanding officer of the {{USS|Arkansas|BB-33}} from 17 September 1912 to 13 October 1914.<ref>{{cite web |URL=https://www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs/a/arkansas-battleship-no-33-iii.html |title=Arkansas III (Battleship No. 33) |website=navy.mil |accessdate=November 18, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |URL=http://www.navsource.org/archives/01/33a.htm |title=BB-33 USS ARKANSAS |website=navsource.org |accessdate=November 18, 2021}}</ref>

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In 1916, Smith became the [[List of governors of Guam|Naval Governor of Guam]], until 1918.<ref>{{cite web |URL=https://www.guampedia.com/naval-era-governors-of-guam/ |title=Guam Naval Governors 30 August 1899 – 10 December 1941 |website=guampedia.com |accessdate=November 18, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Captain Roy Smith, Ex-Guam Governor. Retired Naval Officer Received Surrender of First German Vessel in War, Dies at 82. Supervisor Of Port Here. Decorated for Part in Battle of Santiago. He Participated in Vera Cruz Occupation |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1940/04/12/archives/captain-roy-smith-exguam-governor-retired-naval-officer-received.html |quote=Word was received here today of the death of Captain Roy Campbell Smith, former Governor of the island of Guam, in Somerville, S.C., yesterday. He was 82 years old. |newspaper=[[Associated Press]] in the [[New York Times]] |date=April 12, 1940 |accessdate=2011-01-27 }}</ref>

Smith retired as a U.S. Navy Captain.<ref name="militarytimes_smith"/>

== Awards ==
* {{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Navy Cross ribbon.svg |width=106}} [[Navy Cross (United States)|Navy Cross]]<ref name="militarytimes_smith">{{cite web |URL=https://valor.militarytimes.com/hero/10087 |title=Roy Campbell Smith |website=militarytimes.com |accessdate=November 18, 2021}}</ref>


== Personal life ==
== Personal life ==
On October 11, 1887, in in Annapolis, Maryland, Smith married Margaret Aldrich Sampson, daughter of [[Rear admiral (United States)|Rear admiral]] [[William T. Sampson|William Thomas Sampson]]. They had three children, Roy, Marjorie, and William. <ref name="usnwarchives_smith">{{cite web |URL=https://www.usnwcarchives.org/repositories/2/resources/34 |title=Roy Campbell Smith papers, MSC-005. Naval Historical Collection - Biographical Note |website=usnwcarchives.org |accessdate=November 18, 2021}}([https://web.archive.org/web/20211118205305/https://www.usnwcarchives.org/repositories/2/resources/34 archived])</ref>
On October 11, 1887, in Annapolis, Maryland, Smith married [[Margaret Aldrich Smith|Margaret Aldrich Sampson]], daughter of [[Rear admiral (United States)|Rear admiral]] [[William T. Sampson|William Thomas Sampson]]. They had three children, Roy, Marjorie, and William.<ref name="usnwarchives_smith">{{cite web |URL=https://www.usnwcarchives.org/repositories/2/resources/34 |title=Roy Campbell Smith papers, MSC-005. Naval Historical Collection - Biographical Note |website=usnwcarchives.org |accessdate=November 18, 2021}}([https://web.archive.org/web/20211118205305/https://www.usnwcarchives.org/repositories/2/resources/34 archived])</ref>


Smith's daughter Marjorie Sampson Smith became a sponsor of [[USS Sampson (DD-63)]] on March 4, 1916. It was named for [[Rear admiral (United States)|Rear admiral]] [[William T. Sampson|William Thomas Sampson]], Smith's father-in-law.<ref>{{cite book |URL=https://books.google.com/books?id=dddiTGPC4_0C&pg=PA210 |title=Ships of the United States Navy and Their Sponsors, 1913-1923 |publisher=The Plimpton Press |first=Anne Martin |last=Hall |first2=Edith Wallace |last2=Benham |date=1925 |accessdate=November 18, 2021}}</ref> In 1918, Smith's daughter Marjorie Sampson Smith married Spotswood Dandridge Bowers, a lawyer.<ref>{{cite web |URL=http://dlib.nyu.edu/findingaids/html/nyhs/bowers/bioghist.html |title=Guide to the Bowers Family Papers, 1686-1982, MS 2902 |website=nyu.edu |date=April 9, 2020 |accessdate=November 18, 2021}}</ref>
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On May 21, 1929, Smith's wife Margaret Smith died in Newport, Rhode Island. <ref name="usnwarchives_smith"/>


On April 11, 1940, Smith died in Somerville, South Carolina. <ref name="usnwarchives_smith"/>
On May 21, 1929, Smith's wife Margaret Smith died in [[Newport, Rhode Island]]. She is interred at Lakewood Cemetery in [[Cooperstown, New York]].<ref name="usnwarchives_smith"/>

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On April 11, 1940, Smith died in Somerville, South Carolina.<ref name="usnwarchives_smith"/>


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Latest revision as of 06:38, 22 November 2021

Captain
Roy Campbell Smith
21st Naval Governor of Guam
In office
May 30, 1916 – November 18, 1918
Preceded byEdward Simpson (Acting)
Succeeded byWilliam Gilmer
Personal details
Born(1858-07-16)July 16, 1858
Fort Mason, Texas
DiedApril 10, 1940(1940-04-10) (aged 81)
Somerville, South Carolina
SpouseMargaret Aldrich Smith
Children3
RelativesWilliam T. Sampson (father-in-law)
Alma materUnited States Naval Academy
OccupationNaval officer, Governor of Guam
Military career
AllegianceUnited States of America
Service/branchUnited States Navy
RankCaptain
Commands heldUSS Arkansas (BB-33)
AwardsNavy Cross

Roy Campbell Smith (1858 – April 11, 1940) was an American naval officer and the Governor of Guam from 1916 to 1918.

Early life[edit]

On July 16, 1858, Smith was born in Fort Mason, Texas. Smith's father was Charles Henry Smith, an assistant surgeon general of the United States and later of the Confederate States of America. Smith's mother was Maria McGregor Campbell Smith.[1]

Education[edit]

In 1878, Smith graduated from the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland.[2]

Career[edit]

Smith was the commanding officer of the USS Arkansas (BB-33) from 17 September 1912 to 13 October 1914.[3][4]

In 1916, Smith became the Naval Governor of Guam, until 1918.[5][6]

Smith retired as a U.S. Navy Captain.[2]

Awards[edit]

Personal life[edit]

On October 11, 1887, in Annapolis, Maryland, Smith married Margaret Aldrich Sampson, daughter of Rear admiral William Thomas Sampson. They had three children, Roy, Marjorie, and William.[1]

Smith's daughter Marjorie Sampson Smith became a sponsor of USS Sampson (DD-63) on March 4, 1916. It was named for Rear admiral William Thomas Sampson, Smith's father-in-law.[7] In 1918, Smith's daughter Marjorie Sampson Smith married Spotswood Dandridge Bowers, a lawyer.[8]

On May 21, 1929, Smith's wife Margaret Smith died in Newport, Rhode Island. She is interred at Lakewood Cemetery in Cooperstown, New York.[1]

On April 11, 1940, Smith died in Somerville, South Carolina.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d "Roy Campbell Smith papers, MSC-005. Naval Historical Collection - Biographical Note". usnwcarchives.org. Retrieved November 18, 2021.(archived)
  2. ^ a b c "Roy Campbell Smith". militarytimes.com. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
  3. ^ "Arkansas III (Battleship No. 33)". navy.mil. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
  4. ^ "BB-33 USS ARKANSAS". navsource.org. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
  5. ^ "Guam Naval Governors 30 August 1899 – 10 December 1941". guampedia.com. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
  6. ^ "Captain Roy Smith, Ex-Guam Governor. Retired Naval Officer Received Surrender of First German Vessel in War, Dies at 82. Supervisor Of Port Here. Decorated for Part in Battle of Santiago. He Participated in Vera Cruz Occupation". Associated Press in the New York Times. April 12, 1940. Retrieved 2011-01-27. Word was received here today of the death of Captain Roy Campbell Smith, former Governor of the island of Guam, in Somerville, S.C., yesterday. He was 82 years old.
  7. ^ Hall, Anne Martin; Benham, Edith Wallace (1925). Ships of the United States Navy and Their Sponsors, 1913-1923. The Plimpton Press. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
  8. ^ "Guide to the Bowers Family Papers, 1686-1982, MS 2902". nyu.edu. April 9, 2020. Retrieved November 18, 2021.

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