| 词条 | Stephen Victor Graham |
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|honorific-prefix = |name = Stephen Victor Graham |honorific-suffix = |image = |alt = |order = 18th |office = Governor of American Samoa |term_start = September 9, 1927 |term_end = August 2, 1929 |lieutenant = |predecessor = Henry Francis Bryan |successor = Gatewood Sanders Lincoln |birth_date = March 4, 1874 |birth_place = Cass County, Michigan |death_date = {{D-da|September 2, 1955|March 4, 1874}} |death_place = |party = |spouse = |alma_mater = United States Naval Academy |occupation = Naval officer |religion = |signature = |signature_alt= |nickname = |allegiance = {{flag|United States|1912}} |branch = {{nowrap|}} United States Navy |serviceyears = |rank = Rear Admiral |unit = |commands = USS Cincinnati USS Finland |battles = |awards = }} Stephen Victor Graham (March 4, 1874 – September 2, 1955) was an United States Naval Rear Admiral and the 18th Governor of American Samoa from September 9, 1927 to August 2, 1929. Graham attended the United States Naval Academy and served on numerous ships before being posted to the governorship. As governor, he established a strong charter for the former Bank of American Samoa and reworked Samoan fiscal law. After his governorship, he worked at the Naval Academy as the head of the Modern Languages department. LifeEarly lifeGraham was born on March 4, 1874 in Cass County, Michigan.[1] Naval careerGraham was appointed to the United States Naval Academy from Michigan on May 19, 1890. He graduated July 1, 1896, and received the rank of Lieutenant (junior grade) on July 1, 1899. He served on the USS Cincinnati, USS Adams, USS Saratoga, and the USS Rainbow.[2] Later in his career, as a Lieutenant commander, Graham headed the Department of Modern Languages at the United States Naval Academy.[3] After retiring, Graham was awarded the rank of Rear admiral on March 3, 1931.[1] GovernorshipOn September 9, 1927, Graham became Governor of American Samoa. While in office, Graham rechartered the Bank of American Samoa and amended current fiscal laws for the island. He ceded the post to Gatewood Sanders Lincoln on August 2, 1929.[4] Bibliography
References1. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://americansamoa.gov/history/samhist_forweb.pdf|title=The Samoan Historical Calendar, 1606-2007|last=Sorensen|first=Stan|author2=Joseph Theroux |year=2007|publisher=Government of American Samoa|pages=56|accessdate=13 January 2010}} {{Governors of American Samoa}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Graham, Stephen Victor}}2. ^{{cite book|last=Hamersly|first=Lewis Randolph|title=The Records of Living Officers of the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps|publisher=L. R. Hamersly|year=1902|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=c70_AAAAYAAJ&pg=PA326&dq=%22stephen+victor+graham%22&lr=&cd=9#v=onepage&q=%22stephen%20victor%20graham%22&f=false|accessdate=13 January 2010}} 3. ^{{cite book|last=Graham|first=Stephen Victor|title=Nautical Phraseology in English, French, Spanish and German: For Use at the U. S. Naval Academy|publisher=United States Naval Academy|location=Annapolis, Maryland|year=1911|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CzcuAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA1&dq=%22stephen+victor+graham%22&lr=&source=gbs_selected_pages&cad=3#v=onepage&q=Graham&f=false|accessdate=13 January 2010|page=3}} 4. ^{{cite web|url=http://americansamoa.gov/history/samhist_forweb.pdf|title=The Samoan Historical Calendar, 1606-2007|last=Sorensen|first=Stan|author2=Joseph Theroux |year=2007|publisher=Government of American Samoa|accessdate=13 January 2010|pages=56, 186(?)}} 7 : 1874 births|1955 deaths|United States Navy admirals|Governors of American Samoa|United States Naval Academy faculty|United States Naval Academy alumni|People from Cass County, Michigan |
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