caption branch commands predecessor allegiance party office rank order term_start image article_title term_end name
skinner june 1948 on the uscgc '' sea cloud '' , 30px guard united states coast guard seal united states coast uscgc '' '' sea cloud '' ; uss '' hoaquim charles alan pownall united states democrat governor of guam 20px commander 1st appointed september 17 , 1949 carlton skinner.jpg carlton skinner
 april 22 , 1953 carlton skinner
carlton skinner

carlton skinner -lrb- april 8 , 1913 -- june 22 , 2004 -rrb- was the first civilian governor of guam and a prominent advocate for the integration of the united states armed forces .
president harry truman appointed skinner governor in 1949 , after the united states navy ceded control of the island to the department of the interior .
