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Capt.
Edmund Root
George Andrew Alexander
Personal details
Born
Edmund Spence Root

(1881-12-27)December 27, 1881
Delaware, Ohio
DiedFebruary 27, 1961(1961-02-27) (aged 79)
San Diego County, California
Nationality United States
SpouseLa Mira N. Root
Alma materUnited States Naval Academy
OccupationAmerican US Navy officer and Naval Governor of Guam
AwardsLetter of Commendation
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/serviceUnited States Navy Seal United States Navy
Rank Captain
CommandsUSS Rizal
USS Astoria
USS Rowan
Battles/warsWorld War I

Edmund Spence Root (December 27, 1881 – February 27, 1961) was a

Naval Governor of Guam. He graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1905, serving on many ships as an ensign. He served as the inaugural commanding officer of two ships: USS Rizal and USS Astoria. He served during World War I as commander of the U-boat hunting USS Rowan, for which he received a letter of commendation. As governor, he generated controversy by expelling 112 Japanese laborers from Guam.[1] The Guam Museum
also opened during his term of office.

Early life

On December 27, 1882, Root was born in Delaware, Ohio. Root's parents were George Root and Lori Spence.[2]

Career

Naval

Root was appointed to the United States Naval Academy from Ohio in 1901.[3] He reported aboard USS Alabama in 1906,[4] and 1908 he served aboard USS Maine as an ensign.[5] On April 4, 1910, he began service aboard USS Bainbridge.[6]

In 1913, he served aboard

Queenstown, Ireland. In the war, he commanded USS Rowan, specifically seeking out and engaging German U-boats, for which he received a letter of commendation.[8] On May 28, 1919, Root set sail aboard USS Rizal as her first commanding officer.[9] In 1934, he served as the first commanding officer of USS Astoria.[10] In the 1940s, he headed the naval officer procurement program in Chicago, where he oversaw the area's initial WAVES program.[11]

Governorship

Root served as

Naval Governor of Guam from May 15, 1931 to June 21, 1933.[12] Root caused controversy between the United States and Japanese governments in 1933 when he expelled 112 Japanese citizens from Guam after their residence permits expired.[1] The Guam Museum opened during his term.[13] The Edmund S. Root Agricultural School in Guam is named in his honor.[14]

Personal life

On May 27, 1929 Root married La Mira D. Norton in Hempstead, New York. On February 27, 1961, Root died in San Diego, California.[2]

References

  1. ^
    The Vancouver Sun. Vancouver. Postmedia Network
    . 6 May 1933. p. 20. Retrieved 7 April 2011.
  2. ^ a b "Edmund Spence Root". familysearch.org. Retrieved November 10, 2021.
  3. United States Government Printing Office
    . 1902. p. 88. Retrieved 7 April 2011.
  4. Paradise of the Pacific
    . 19–22: 29. 1906. Retrieved 7 April 2011.
  5. Naval History & Heritage Command. 15 November 2008. Archived from the original
    on 3 November 2012. Retrieved 6 April 2011.
  6. United States Government Printing Office. 1910. p. 59
    . Retrieved 7 April 2011. Edmund S Root.
  7. United States Government Printing Office
    . 1914. p. 32. Retrieved 7 April 2011.
  8. ^ Associated Press (7 April 1931). "Capt. Root Named Governor of Guam". The New York Times. New York City. The New York Times Company. p. 39.
  9. Naval History & Heritage Command. Archived from the original
    on 25 May 2024. Retrieved 5 April 2011.
  10. Naval History & Heritage Command. Archived from the original
    on 25 May 2024. Retrieved 6 April 2011.
  11. ^ "Enlistment of WAVES Begins This Week". Ludington Daily News. Ludington, Michigan. 14 September 1942. p. 2. Retrieved 7 April 2011.
  12. ^ "Naval Era Governors of Guam". Guampedia. Guam: University of Guam. 10 August 2010. Archived from the original on 11 July 2011. Retrieved 4 April 2011.
  13. ^ DeLisle, Christine Taitano (2010). Civilizing the Guam Museum. Ann Arbor, Michigan: University of Michigan. p. 4. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  14. United States Government Printing Office
    : 1785. Retrieved 6 April 2011.

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Preceded by
Naval Governor of Guam

1931–1933 		Succeeded by
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