Portrait of Edward Simpson
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Author

Edward Simpson

U.S. Navy officer (1860–1930)

Born
September 16, 1860
Died
September 6, 1930
Nationality
United States
Occupation
Military officer, naval officer and soldier

Life and work

Rear Admiral Edward Simpson Jr. (September 16, 1860 – September 6, 1930) was a United States Navy officer who briefly served as the acting 20th Naval Governor of Guam from May 8, 1916 to May 30, 1916. Simpson, commandant of the U.S. Naval Base Subic Bay and the U.S. Naval Station Sangley Point, took the position pending the arrival of appointed Governor Captain Roy Campbell Smith. Prior to his command, he served as a naval attaché to London in 1911.

He was born in Annapolis, Maryland, to Rear Admiral Edward Simpson Sr. He retired in 1924, and died in his Ruxton, Maryland, home.

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Collection

Books by Edward Simpson

1 book