George A. Alexander Explained

George A. Alexander
Order:35th
Office:Naval Governor of Guam
Term Start:June 21, 1933
Term End:March 27, 1936
Predecessor:Edmund Root
Successor:Benjamin McCandlish
Birth Date:8 September 1884
Death Date:1969
Nationality: United States
Alma Mater:United States Naval Academy
Allegiance: United States
Branch: United States Navy
Rank: Captain
Commands:
Wars:World War I

George Andrew Alexander (8 September 1884 - 1969) was a United States Navy Captain who served as the 35th Naval Governor of Guam. Prior to serving as governor, he commanded . As Governor of Guam, he greatly changed the judicial system by purging the island of leftover Spanish laws and replacing them with the Code of Guam. He also led an unsuccessful campaign to obtain United States citizenship for all residents of Guam. After his term as governor, he commanded before retiring.

Early life

Alexander grew up and lived most of his life in Ohio.

Education

Alexander entered the United States Naval Academy from Ohio in 1902. He subsequently attended Naval War College.

Career

In 1929, Alexander took command of the Naval Oceanographic Office in Seattle, Washington. Alexander left his command of to serve as Governor of Guam.[1]

Following his post as governor, he commanded from June 8, 1936, until December 11, 1937.[2] Though the government of Guam recommended him for promotion to rear admiral, he retired from the Navy as a captain.[3]

Governorship

Alexander served as the governor from June 21, 1933, to March 27, 1936.[4] He supported the local effort to obtain United States citizenship for all residents of Guam, sending a petition requesting the right and signed by 2,000 Guamanians to the President of the United States.[5] He revolutionized the Guam legal system, replacing old Spanish-style laws with the Code of Guam, a set of laws based on the California Codes.[6] Though the Guam Museum opened in 1933, Alexander officially made it a government institution by executive order.[7]

Personal life

Alexander was married. They had two daughters, Lois and Lauramae. Alexander and his family have lived in places including Long Beach, California, and Guam.

Alexander's daughter is Lauramae Alexander Sholars (Mrs. Stanifer Sholars).[8]

In October 1970, Alexander died in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Alexander is interred at Vine Street Hill Cemetery in Cincinnati, Ohio.[9]

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Associated Press. Associated Press. Governor of Guam Named; Capt. G.A. Alexander of the Navy Appointed by Roosevelt. The New York Times. 21 March 1933. The New York Times Company. New York City. 4.
  2. Web site: USS Arizona - Student Union Memorial Exhibit, 67-2-1,2 . Student Union Memorial Exhibit . . 11 May 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110728012239/http://www.library.arizona.edu/exhibits/ussarizona/exhibits/67-2-1,2.htm . 28 July 2011 . . dead .
  3. Web site: Papers of Captain George A. Alexander 1902-1969 . Operational Archive . . 11 May 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110509000010/http://www.history.navy.mil/ar/alfa/alexander.htm . 9 May 2011 . . 14 January 2002 . dead .
  4. Web site: Naval Era Governors of Guam . Guampedia . . 4 April 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110711134857/http://guampedia.com/naval-era-governors-of-guam/ . 11 July 2011 . . 10 August 2010 . dead .
  5. Web site: Shuster . Donald . Guam and Its Three Empires . Guampedia . . 11 May 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110909025921/http://guampedia.com/guam-and-its-three-empires/ . 9 September 2011 . . 9 August 2010 . dead .
  6. Web site: Saussotte . Marguerite . US Naval Era: Development of the Code of Guam . Guampedia . . 11 May 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110726155048/http://guampedia.com/us-naval-era-development-of-the-code-of-guam/ . 26 July 2011 . . 12 August 2010 . dead .
  7. Baird . J. Henry . The Guam Museum . Journal of the Polynesian Society . 1954 . 63 . 3–4 . 253–254 . 11 May 2011 . . . https://web.archive.org/web/20111002151644/http://www.jps.auckland.ac.nz/document//Volume_63_1954/Volume_63,_No._3-4/The_Guam_Museum,_by_J._Henry_Baird,_p_253-254/p1 . 2 October 2011 . dead .
  8. News: Lauramae Alexander Becomes Bride In Ceremony In West . The Dispatch . 14 . July 16, 1936 . November 10, 2021.
  9. News: Capt. Alexander . The Cincinnati Enquirer . 17 . October 4, 1970 . November 10, 2021.

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