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

