Elizabeth Harrison Shapley Explained

Elizabeth Harrison Shapley
Office:First Lady of Guam
Governor:Lloyd Stowell Shapley
Term Label:In role
Term Start:April 7, 1926
Term End:June 11, 1929
Birth Date:11 February 1884
Birth Place:New York City, New York
Death Place:California
Birthname:Elizabeth Harrison McCormick
Occupation:First Lady of Guam
Spouse:Charles Frederick Herreshoff, Lloyd Stowell Shapley
Children:3
Relatives:Alan Shapley (son)
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Other Names:Elizabeth H. McCormick, Elizabeth McCormick, Elizabeth Harrison McCormick Herrshoff, Elizabeth H. Shapley, Elizabeth Shapley

Elizabeth Harrison Shapley was an American former First Lady of Guam.

Early life

On February 11, 1884, Shapley was born as Elizabeth Harrison McCormick in New York City, New York.

Career

In 1926, when Lloyd Stowell Shapley was appointed the military Governor of Guam, Shapley became the First Lady of Guam on April 7, 1926, until June 11, 1929.[1] [2]

Personal life

On April 9, 1902, Shapley married Charles Frederick Herreshoff, who later became an automobile designer/manufacturer and an architect. Shapeley's full name became Elizabeth Harrison McCormick Herrshoff.[3] [4]

On August 1, 1912, Shapley divorced Charles Frederick Herreshoff.[4]

On November 6, 1912, on Mare Island in Vallejo, California, Shapley married Lloyd Stowell Shapley, who later became a United States Navy Captain and Military Governor of Guam. Shapley had three children from her previous marriage, Alan, Elizabeth Sult, and Sylvia.[5]

Shapley's son Alan Shapley (1903-1973) became a Lieutenant General of the United States Marine Corps. He was a survivor of USS Arizona (BB-39).

On April 25, 1918, Shapley's daughter Elizabeth Harrison Shapley became a sponsor of USS Kilty (DD-137).[6]

On August 7, 1938, Shapley died in California.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: NH 45530 Captain Lloyd S. Shapley, USN . navy.mil . November 13, 2021.
  2. Web site: Guam Naval Governors 30 August 1899 – 10 December 1941 . guampedia.com . November 13, 2021.
  3. News: Married . Army and Navy Register . November 22, 1912 . November 13, 2021.
  4. Web site: History of the state of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations: Biographical - NY: The American Historical Society, Inc. 1920 . theusgenweb.org . November 13, 2021.
  5. Web site: The Shapleigh, Shapley and Shappley Families: A Comprehensive Genealogy, 1635–1993 . Gateway Press, Inc. . 273 . Brian Joe Lobley . Berry . 1993 . November 13, 2021.
  6. Book: Ships of the United States Navy and Their Sponsors, 1913-1923 . 111 . The Plimpton Press . Anne Martin . Hall . Edith Wallace . Benham . 1925 . November 13, 2021.