| Edward John Dorn | |
| Order: | 13th |
| Office: | Naval Governor of Guam |
| Term Start: | December 28, 1907 |
| Term End: | November 5, 1910 |
| Predecessor: | Luke McNamee |
| Successor: | Frank Freyer |
| Birth Date: | 12 January 1854 |
| Birth Place: | Potosi, Wisconsin, US |
| Death Place: | Washington, D.C., US |
Edward J. Dorn (January 12, 1854 - December 10, 1937) was a captain in the United States Navy.
On January 12, 1854, Dorn was born in Potosi, Wisconsin.[1]
In June 1874, Dorn graduated from the United States Naval Academy.
In June 1887, Dorn was promoted to a Lieutenant.
Dorn was court-martialed in 1895 for an incident involving the death of a gunner on .[2] In 1901, Dorn was briefly acting-Commandant (and therefore acting-Governor) of American Samoa while Commandant Benjamin Franklin Tilley was away on leave.
On 20 April 1904, Captain Edward John Dorn took command of USS Castine.[3]
Based in part on this experience, he was appointed as the Governor of Guam on December 28, 1907, and remained there until November 5, 1910.[4] [5]
During World War I, he was the head of the Navy Relief Society.
In 1880, Dorn married Syble Halpine.
On December 10, 1937, Dorn died in Washington, D.C.[6]