Marcellus Boss Explained

Marcellus Boss
Office:Governor of Guam
Term Start:November 14, 1959
Term End:August 22, 1960
Predecessor:Richard Barrett Lowe
Successor:Joseph F. Flores
Office2:Secretary of Guam
Term Start2:November 1, 1957
Term End2:1959
Governor2:Richard Barrett Lowe
Predecessor2:William Corbett
Successor2:A. M. Edwards
Office3:Member of the Kansas State Senate
Term Start3:1945
Term End3:1949
Birth Name:Marcellus Graeme Boss
Birth Date:21 January 1901
Birth Place:United States
Death Place:Kansas, United States
Nationality: United States
Party:Republican
Signature:Marcellus Boss signature.jpg

Marcellus Graeme Boss (January 21, 1901 – March 21, 1967) was an interim Governor of Guam from November 14, 1959, until his resignation on August 22, 1960.[1]

Boss first entered Guamanian administration with a 1957 appointment by President Dwight D. Eisenhower to the post of Secretary of Guam.[2] He also served as a Republican member of the Kansas State Senate[3] prior to becoming involved in the government of Guam.[2] He was city clerk and city attorney of Kiowa, Kansas,[4] and had a thirty-year law career in Columbus, Kansas.[5] He died of a heart attack on March 21, 1967, and was buried at the City Cemetery in Columbus, Kansas.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Britannica Book of the Year. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.. Chicago. 1961.
  2. News: President Names Guam Aid. 30 October 1957. The New York Times. 20. 1 October 2009.
  3. Web site: Kansas Legislators Past and Present . 2011-07-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110725013407/http://www.kslib.info/legislators/membb3.html# . 2011-07-25 . dead .
  4. News: District Masonic Meet at Hazelton. 1 October 1947. The Kiowa News. 1 October 2009.
  5. Book: Gingrich, Arnold. Arnold Gingrich. Coronet, Volume 41. David A. Smart. 1957.