Allen Hobbs
| Allen Hobbs | |
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| 35th Hydrographer of the United States Navy | |
| In office August 30, 1948 – 1950s |
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| 32nd Governor of American Samoa | |
| In office February 8, 1944 – January 27, 1945 |
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| Preceded by | John Gould Moyer |
| Succeeded by | Ralph Hungerford |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 30, 1899 Lowell, Massachusetts |
| Died | 23 November 1960 (aged 61) National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland |
| Occupation | Naval officer |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Service/branch |  United States Navy |
| Rank |  Captain |
Allen Hobbs (July 30, 1899 – November 23, 1960) was the 32nd Governor of American Samoa from February 8, 1944 to January 27, 1945. Hobbs was born on July 30, 1899 in Lowell, Massachusetts.[1] His mother was a sculptor named Louise Allen Atkins, and his grandfather Charles Herbert Allen, the first American Governor of Puerto Rico.[2] He was an hydrographer with the Naval Hydrographic office in Suitland, Maryland.[3] On March 1, 1953, Hobbs was placed on the Temporary Disability Retirement List.[1] Hobbs ceded the governor position to Ralph Waldo Hungerford on January 27, 1945.[4] On August 30, 1948, Hobbs became the 35th Hydrographer of the United States Navy.[5] He died on November 23, 1960 at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland.[1]
References [edit]
- ^ a b c Sorensen, Stan; Joseph Theroux (2007). "The Samoan Historical Calendar, 1606-2007". Government of American Samoa. pp. 54; 192; 283. Archived from the original on 27 May 2010. Retrieved 1 May 2010.
- ^ The Monthly Supplement: A Current Biographical Reference Service. A. N. Marquis. 1854. p. 1620. Retrieved 1 May 2010.
- ^ Official Register of the United States. Washington, D.C.: United States Government Printing Office. 1959. p. 216. Retrieved 1 May 2010.
- ^ "Captain Ralph Waldo Hungerford". Government of American Samoa. 2010. Archived from the original on 27 May 2010. Retrieved 1 May 2010.
- ^ Bates, Charles Carpenter; George Hanssen (2005). Hydro to Navoceano: 175 Years of Ocean Survey and Prediction by the U.S. Navy, 1830-2005. Corn Field Press. p. 114. ISBN 0-9774144-0-X. Retrieved 1 May 2010.
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