Edward John Dorn | |
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13th Naval Governor of Guam | |
In office December 28, 1907 – November 5, 1910 | |
Preceded by | Luke McNamee |
Succeeded by | Frank Freyer |
Personal details | |
Born | Potosi, Wisconsin, US | January 12, 1854
Died | December 10, 1937 Washington, D.C., US | (aged 83)
Edward J. Dorn (January 12, 1854 – December 10, 1937) was a captain in the United States Navy.
On January 12, 1854, Dorn was born in Potosi, Wisconsin. [1]
In June 1874, Dorn graduated from the United States Naval Academy.
In June 1887, Dorn was promoted to a Lieutenant.
Dorn was court-martialed in 1895 for an incident involving the death of a gunner on USS Olympia. [2] In 1901, Dorn was briefly acting-Commandant (and therefore acting-Governor) of American Samoa while Commandant Benjamin Franklin Tilley was away on leave.
On 20 April 1904, Captain Edward John Dorn took command of USS Castine. [3]
Based in part on this experience, he was appointed as the Governor of Guam on December 28, 1907, and remained there until November 5, 1910. [4] [5]
During World War I, he was the head of the Navy Relief Society.
In 1880, Dorn married Syble Halpine. [6]
On December 10, 1937, Dorn died in Washington, D.C. [6]