Edward John Dorn
13th Naval Governor of Guam
In office
December 28, 1907 – November 5, 1910
Preceded byLuke McNamee
Succeeded byFrank Freyer
Personal details
Born(1854-01-12)January 12, 1854
Potosi, Wisconsin, US
DiedDecember 10, 1937(1937-12-10) (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]

Education

In June 1874, Dorn graduated from the United States Naval Academy.

Career

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.

Personal life

In 1880, Dorn married Syble Halpine.[6]

On December 10, 1937, Dorn died in Washington, D.C.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Governor Edward John Dorn Papers". uog.edu. Retrieved November 29, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Miscellaneous: The Navy Department". The Gazette. May 29, 1895. p. 7. Retrieved August 8, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. ↑ "Castine (PG 6)". navsource.org. Retrieved November 30, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Guam Naval Governors 30 August 1899 – 10 December 1941". guampedia.com. Retrieved November 28, 2021.
  5. ↑ "Guam". worldstatemen.org. Retrieved November 28, 2021.
  6. 1 2 "Edward John Dorn Papers" (PDF). loc.gov. Retrieved November 28, 2021.
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