| 词条 | Ford Quint Elvidge |
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|honorific-prefix = |name = Ford Quint Elvidge |image = |caption = |party = Republican |order = 2nd Appointed |office = Governor of Guam |term_start = {{start date|1953|4|23}} |term_end = {{end date|1956|5|19}} |lieutenant = |predecessor = Carlton Skinner |successor = William Corbett (acting) Richard Barrett Lowe |birth_date = {{birth date|1892|11|20}} |birth_place =Oakland, California, United States |death_date ={{death date and age|1980|7|14|1892|11|20}} |death_place =Seattle, Washington, United States |honorific-suffix = |nickname = |nationality = {{flag|United States}} }}Ford Quint Elvidge (November 20, 1892 – July 14, 1980) was Governor of Guam from April 23, 1953, to May 19, 1956, the second civilian governor of the island. After President Dwight D. Eisenhower took office in January 1953, he appointed Elvidge Governor.[1] Before becoming governor, Elvidge had been an attorney in Seattle, Washington.[1][2][3] Early lifeElvidge was born November 30, 1892, in Oakland, California, Ford Elvidge spent his early years in Oakland before moving with his parents and brother in 1911 to Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. GovernorshipAs Governor, Elvidge improved Guam's school system.[5] He also cut spending while improving the efficiency of many departments.[4] Elvidge resigned in 1956.[4] DeathHe died at the age of 87 in Seattle on July 14, 1982.[5] References1. ^1 {{cite web| last = Dakota State University| authorlink = | title = Richard Barrett Lowe| publisher = American Samoa| year = 2004| url = http://americansamoa.gov/governors/lowe.htm| doi = | accessdate = May 7, 2009| deadurl = yes| archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20090601193707/http://americansamoa.gov/governors/lowe.htm| archivedate = June 1, 2009| df = mdy-all}} {{s-start}}{{s-gov}}{{succession box2. ^{{cite web| first = | title = The Work of Justice|work=TIME | date = May 5, 1958| url = http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,863304,00.html| doi = | accessdate =May 7, 2009}} 3. ^{{cite book|title=10,000 Famous Freemasons From A To J Part One|author1=Denslow, W.R.|author2=Truman, H.S.|date=2004|publisher=Kessinger Publishing|isbn=9781417975785|url=https://books.google.ca/books?id=ZvBjhJr9Ev0C|pages=1–20|accessdate=November 16, 2014}} 4. ^1 2 {{cite book |title= A History of Guam|last= Cunningham|first= Lawrence J.|author2=Janice J. Beaty|year= 2001|publisher=Bess Press|isbn= 1-57306-068-2|pages= 295–298|url= https://books.google.com/books?id=ZsZP537hdbIC&printsec=frontcover}} 5. ^{{cite book|title=Washington State Bar News|author=Washington State Bar Association|date=1980|volume=34|publisher=Washington State Bar Association|issn=0886-5213|url=https://books.google.ca/books?id=zzxPAQAAIAAJ|accessdate=November 16, 2014}} | before=Carlton Skinner | title=Governor of Guam | years=1953–1956 | after=William Corbett (acting) }}{{s-end}}{{Governors of Guam}}{{Authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Elvidge, Ford Quint}} 7 : Governors of Guam|Lawyers from Seattle|1892 births|1980 deaths|Washington (state) lawyers|Washington (state) Republicans|Guamanian Republicans |
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