Edward John Dorn

Edward John Dorn
Edward John Dorn
13th Naval Governor of Guam
	In office; December 28, 1907 – November 5, 1910
Preceded by	Luke McNamee
Succeeded by	Frank Freyer
Personal details
Born	January 12, 1854; Potosi, Wisconsin, US
Died	December 10, 1937 (aged 83); Washington, D.C., US

Edward J. Dorn (January 12, 1854 – December 10, 1937) was a captain in the United States Navy.

Early life

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]

^ "Governor Edward John Dorn Papers". uog.edu. Retrieved November 29, 2021.
^ "Miscellaneous: The Navy Department". The Gazette. May 29, 1895. p. 7. Retrieved August 8, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Castine (PG 6)". navsource.org. Retrieved November 30, 2021.
^ "Guam Naval Governors 30 August 1899 – 10 December 1941". guampedia.com. 12 January 2010. Retrieved November 28, 2021.
^ "Guam". worldstatemen.org. Retrieved November 28, 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Edward John Dorn Papers" (PDF). loc.gov. Retrieved November 28, 2021.