governor smallimage predecessor successor birth_place death_date death_place party office birth_date order term_start article_title term_end name restingplace
phelps phelps john elliott.jpg phelps phelps james arthur ewing los angeles , california 13 august 2001 san marino , california democratic governor of american samoa secretary of american samoa january 30 , 1919 39th july 16 , 1952 february 23 , 1951 john c. elliott
 november 23 , 1952 june 20 , 1952 john c. elliott san gabriel cemetery , san gabriel , california
john c. elliott

john c. elliott -lrb- january 30 , 1919 -- august 13 , 2001 -rrb- was an american politician appointed as the 39th governor of american samoa .
elliott was born on january 30 , 1919 in los angeles , california .
he died on august 13 , 2001 in san marino , california .
he is buried at the san gabriel cemetery in san gabriel , california .
he took office on july 16 , 1952 and left on november 23 , 1952 , leaving for personal reasons , and is the youngest man to ever hold the office at 33 years of age .
prior to his appointment , elliott had served as the assistant to governor phelps phelps and secretary of american samoa .
