Benjamin Franklin Tilley

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United States Navy officer colonial governor human

Benjamin Franklin Tilley was a United States Navy officer who became the first American governor of American Samoa in the early 20th century.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Navy officer ⓘ
colonial governor ⓘ
human ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
employer Government of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ
United States Navy ⓘ
fieldOfWork naval affairs ⓘ
territorial administration ⓘ
genreOfActivity colonial governance ⓘ
military administration ⓘ
governedTerritory American Samoa NERFINISHED ⓘ
Tutuila NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasCitizenship United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasRole first American governor of American Samoa ⓘ
isSubjectOf history of American Samoa ⓘ
history of United States naval administration in the Pacific ⓘ
militaryBranch United States Navy ⓘ
militaryRank officer in the United States Navy ⓘ
notableFor being the first American governor of American Samoa ⓘ
establishing American administration in Tutuila ⓘ
occupation governor ⓘ
naval officer ⓘ
participatedIn United States colonial administration in the Pacific ⓘ
placeOfGovernorship American Samoa NERFINISHED ⓘ
Tutuila NERFINISHED ⓘ
positionHeld Commandant of the United States Naval Station Tutuila ⓘ
Governor of American Samoa ⓘ
residenceWhileInOffice American Samoa NERFINISHED ⓘ
Tutuila NERFINISHED ⓘ

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Governor of American Samoa → firstHolder → Benjamin Franklin Tilley ⓘ