Edward Stanley Kellogg

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Edward Stanley Kellogg (born August 20, 1870 in New York City , †  January 8, 1948 in Bethesda , Maryland ) was an American naval officer. Between 1923 and 1925 he was the military governor of American Samoa .

Career

In 1892 graduated from Edward Kellogg, the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis ( Maryland ). In the following years he served on various ships as a machine officer ( engineer ) in the United States Navy . He also took part in the Spanish-American War of 1898 . In 1920 he retired from active military service with the rank of captain.

In 1923, Kellogg was reactivated and appointed governor of American Samoa. He held this office as the successor to Edwin Taylor Pollock between September 4, 1923 and March 17, 1925. During this time he soon came into conflict with the local population. He banned certain traditional mourning rituals and deposed some tribal chiefs on the grounds that their existence was incompatible with the United States' constitution .

After the end of his time as governor, he finally retired. He died on January 8, 1948 in the Naval Hospital in Bethesda and was buried in Arlington National Cemetery , Virginia .

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SURNAME Kellogg, Edward Stanley
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American naval officer
DATE OF BIRTH August 20, 1870
PLACE OF BIRTH New York City
DATE OF DEATH January 8, 1948
Place of death Bethesda , Maryland