Joseph Flores (politician, 1900)

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Joseph F. Flores (born August 12, 1900 in Guam , † December 18, 1981 ) was an American politician . He was governor of Guam in 1960 and 1961 .

Career

Joseph Flores grew up in Guam and worked as a teenager for the United States Navy stationed there . During the First World War he was active in the navy, but without ever coming to a combat mission. After completing his military service, he moved to San Francisco , where he married his wife, Angela. There he also got into the newspaper business. Up until the Great Depression , he published the South of the Market Street Tribune there . But he stayed in the branch even after the end of this newspaper and published other newspapers. In 1945 the number of his sheets had increased to five.

In 1947 Flores returned to Guam, where he and his brothers founded an import company; In 1950 he bought a newspaper from the US Navy there and published it under the name Guam Daily News . This made him the first local newspaper publisher in Guam. He later published other newspapers. Politically, he joined the Republican Party . In 1960, President Dwight D. Eisenhower named him the new governor of the outskirts. He was the first native governor of Guam since the area was under American administration. Flores took up his new office on July 9, 1960. He replaced the acting governor Marcellus Boss . He campaigned for a more independent government and founded some health centers. He also called for the area to be represented in Congress . He also expanded the University of Guam .

After the inauguration of the Democratic President John F. Kennedy , the Republican Flores resigned on May 20, 1961 from his office. After the end of his time as governor, Flores founded numerous companies in the banking, finance and insurance sectors. The Guam Air Lines part of his business empire. He also owned both office and residential buildings. He was also a member of various boards and supervisory boards.

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SURNAME Flores, Joseph
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Flores, Joseph F.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH August 12, 1900
PLACE OF BIRTH Guam
DATE OF DEATH 18th December 1981