List of governors of American Samoa

This is a list of governors, etc. of the part of the Samoan Islands (now comprising American Samoa) under United States administration since 1900.

Commandant governors (1900–1905)
 Term  Image  Incumbent  Notes 17 February 1900 — 27 November 190175pxBenjamin Franklin Tilley, Commandant17 April 1900: Treaty of Cession of Tutuila27 November 1901 — 16 December 190275pxUriel Sebree, Commandant16 December 1902 — 5 May 190375pxHenry Minett, acting Commandant5 May 1903 — 30 January 190575pxEdmund Beardsley Underwood, Commandant/Governor16 July 1904: Treaty of Cession of Manu'a

Naval governors (1905–1951)
 Term  Image  Incumbent  Notes30 January 1905 — 21 May 190875pxCharles Brainard Taylor Moore, Governor21 May 1908 — 10 November 191075pxJohn Frederick Parker, Governor10 November 1910 — 14 March 191375pxWilliam Michael Crose, Governor17 July 1911: U.S. Naval Station Tutuila renamed American Samoa14 March 1913 — 14 July 191375pxNathan Woodworth Post, acting Governor1st Term14 July 1913 — 2 October 191475pxClark Daniel Stearns, Governor2 October 1914 — 6 December 191475pxNathan Woodworth Post, acting Governor 2nd Term6 December 1914 — 1 March 191575pxCharles Armijo Woodruff, acting Governor 1 March 1915 — 10 June 191975pxJohn Martin Poyer, Governor10 June 1919 — 3 November 192075pxWarren Jay Terhune, Governor11 November 1920 — 1 March 192275pxWaldo A. Evans, Governor1 March 1922 — 4 September 192375pxEdwin Taylor Pollock, Governor4 September 1923 — 17 March 192575pxEdward Stanley Kellogg, Governor17 March 1925 — 9 September 192775pxHenry Francis Bryan, Governor9 September 1927 — 2 August 192975pxStephen Victor Graham, Governor20 February 1929: U.S. Congress recognition of the cession of Tutuila and Manu'a by their chiefs, with retrospective to 16 July 19042 August 1929 — 24 March 193175pxGatewood Sanders Lincoln, Governor 1st Term24 March 1931 — 22 April 193175pxJames Sutherland Spore, acting Governor22 April 1931 — 17 July 193175pxArthur Tenney Emerson, acting Governor17 July 1931 — 12 May 193275pxGatewood Sanders Lincoln, Governor 2nd Term12 May 1932 — 10 April 193475pxGeorge Bertram Landenberger, Governor10 April 1934 — 17 April 193475pxThomas C. Latimore, acting Governor17 April 1934 — 15 January 193675pxOtto Carl Dowling, Governor15 January 1936 — 20 January 193675pxThomas Benjamin Fitzpatrick, acting Governor20 January 1936 — 3 June 193875pxMacGillivray Milne, Governor26 June 1938 — 30 July 194075pxEdward William Hanson, Governor30 July 1940 — 8 August 194075pxJesse R. Wallace, acting Governor8 August 1940 — 5 June 194275pxLaurence Wild, Governor17 January 1942 — 25 April 194275pxHenry Louis Larsen, Military Governor5 June 1942 — 8 February 194475pxJohn Gould Moyer, Governor8 February 1944 — 27 January 194575pxAllen Hobbs, Governor27 January 1945 — 3 September 194575pxRalph Waldo Hungerford, Governor3 September 1945 — 10 September 194575pxSamuel Canan, acting Governor10 September 1945 — 22 April 194775pxHarold Houser, Governor22 April 1947 — 15 June 194975pxVernon Huber, Governor7 July 1949 — 23 February 195175pxThomas Francis Darden, Jr., Governor

Appointed governors (1951–1978)
Civilian governor Took office Left office 100px  Phelps Phelps   (1897–1981)  February 23, 1951 June 20, 1952 100px  John C. Elliott   (1919–2001)  July 16, 1952 November 23, 1952 100px  James Arthur Ewing   (born 1916)  November 28, 1952 March 4, 1953 100px  Lawrence M. Judd   (1887–1968)  March 4, 1953 August 5, 1953 100px  Richard Barrett Lowe   (1902–1972)  August 5, 1953 October 15, 1956 100px  Peter Tali Coleman   (1919–1997)  October 13, 1956 May 24, 1961 100px  Hyrum Rex Lee   (1910–2001)  May 24, 1961 July 31, 1967 100px  Owen Stuart Aspinall   (1927–1997)  August 1, 1967 July 31, 1969 100px  John Morse Haydon   (1920–1991)  August 1, 1969 October 14, 1974 100px  Frank C. Mockler     (1909–1993)  October 14, 1974 February 6, 1975 100px  Earl B. Ruth   (1916–1989)  February 6, 1975 September 30, 1976 100px  Frank Barnett   (1933–2016)  October 1, 1976 May 27, 1977 100px  Hyrum Rex Lee   (1910–2001)  May 28, 1977 January 3, 1978

Elected governors (1978–present)
 S. No. Portrait Governor Tenure Party Elected Lieutenant Governor 1 100px Peter Tali Coleman January 3, 1978–January 3, 1985 Republican 19771980 Tufele Liamatua 2 100px  A. P. Lutali January 3, 1985–January 2, 1989 Democratic 1984 Eni Faleomavaega 3 100px Peter Tali Coleman January 2, 1989–January 3, 1993 Republican 1988 Galea'i Peni Poumele   Gaioi Tufele Galeai 4 100px A. P. Lutali January 3, 1993–January 3, 1997 Democratic 1992 Tauese Sunia 5 100px Tauese Sunia January 3, 1997–March 26, 2003 Democratic 19962000 Togiola Tulafono – 100px  Togiola Tulafono March 26, 2003–April 7, 2003 Democratic 20042008 Himself 6 April 7, 2003–January 3, 2013  Faoa Aitofele Sunia 7 100px Lolo Matalasi MoligaJanuary 3, 2013–January 3, 2021 Independent 20122016 Lemanu Peleti Mauga Democratic 8 100px  Lemanu Peleti Mauga January 3, 2021– January 3, 2025 Democratic 2020 Eleasalo Ale 9 133x133pxPula Nikolao PulaJanuary 3, 2025– presentRepublican2024Pulu Ae Ae Jr.

Living former governors
There are two living former governor of American Samoa. The most recent-serving governor to die was Frank Barnett (1976–1977), on July 15, 2016.

 Name  Gubernatorial term  Date of birthTogiola Tulafono2003–2013Lolo Matalasi Moliga2013–2021Lemanu Peleti Mauga2021–2025

References

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