List of governors of American Samoa
Appointed governors (1951–1978)

List of governors of American Samoa

Section Title: Appointed governors (1951–1978)
Table Section Text: None

Civilian governor	Took office	Left office

-	Phelps Phelps (1897–1981)	February 23, 1951	June 20, 1952

-	John C. Elliott (1919–2001)	July 16, 1952	November 23, 1952

-	James Arthur Ewing (born 1916)	November 28, 1952	March 4, 1953

-	Lawrence M. Judd (1887–1968)	March 4, 1953	August 5, 1953

-	Richard Barrett Lowe (1902–1972)	August 5, 1953	October 15, 1956

-	Peter Tali Coleman (1919–1997)	October 13, 1956	May 24, 1961

-	Hyrum Rex Lee (1910–2001)	May 24, 1961	July 31, 1967

-	Owen Stuart Aspinall (1927–1997)	August 1, 1967	July 31, 1969

-	John Morse Haydon (1920–1991)	August 1, 1969	October 14, 1974

-	Frank C. Mockler (acting) (1909–1993)	October 14, 1974	February 6, 1975

-	Earl B. Ruth (1916–1989)	February 6, 1975	September 30, 1976

-	Frank Barnett (1933–2016)	October 1, 1976	May 27, 1977

-	Hyrum Rex Lee (1910–2001)	May 28, 1977	January 3, 1978

Sentence(s)

Peter Tali Coleman (1919 – 1997) was appointed Governor of American Samoa.

final_sentence: Peter Tali Coleman (1919 – 1997) was appointed Governor of American Samoa.