Marcellus Boss
Marcellus Boss | |
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Governor of Guam Interim | |
In office November 14, 1959 – August 22, 1960 | |
Preceded by | Richard Barrett Lowe |
Succeeded by | Joseph F. Flores |
Secretary of Guam | |
In office November 1, 1957 – 1959 | |
Governor | Richard Barrett Lowe |
Preceded by | William Corbett |
Succeeded by | A. M. Edwards |
Member of the Kansas State Senate | |
In office 1945–1949 | |
Personal details | |
Born |
Marcellus Graeme Boss January 21, 1901 United States |
Died |
March 21, 1967 66) Kansas, United States | (aged
Nationality |
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Political party | Republican |
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Marcellus Graeme Boss (January 21, 1901 – March 21, 1967) was an interim Governor of Guam from November 14, 1959 until his resignation on August 22, 1960.[1]
Boss first entered Guamanian administration with a 1957 appointment by President Dwight D. Eisenhower to the post of Secretary of Guam.[2] He also served as a Republican member of the Kansas State Senate[3] prior to becoming involved in the government of Guam.[2] He was city clerk and city attorney of Kiowa, Kansas,[4] and had a thirty-year law career in Columbus, Kansas.[5] He died of a heart attack on March 21, 1967 and was buried at the City Cemetery in Columbus, Kansas.
References
- ↑ Britannica Book of the Year. Chicago: Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. 1961.
- 1 2 "President Names Guam Aid". The New York Times. 30 October 1957. p. 20. Retrieved 1 October 2009.
- ↑ Kansas Legislators Past and Present
- ↑ "District Masonic Meet at Hazelton". The Kiowa News. 1 October 1947. Retrieved 1 October 2009.
- ↑ Gingrich, Arnold (1957). Coronet, Volume 41. David A. Smart.
Preceded by Richard Barrett Lowe |
Governor of Guam (Acting) 1959–1960 |
Succeeded by Joseph F. Flores |
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