COMMANDANT GOVERNORS (1900-1905) OF AMERICAN SAMOA
Commandant Benjamin Franklin Tilley
Captain Uriel Sebree
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Lt. Commandant Henry Minett
Commandant Edmund Beardsley Underwood
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NAVAL GOVERNORS (1905-1951) OF AMERICAN SAMOA
Naval Governor Charles Brainard Taylor Moore
Naval Governor John Frederick Parker
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Naval Governor William Michael Crose
Naval Governor Nathan Woodworth Post
Naval Governor Clark Daniel Stearns
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Naval Governor Nathan Woodworth Post 2nd Term
Naval Governor Charles Armijo Woodruff
Naval Governor John Martin Poyer
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Naval Governor Warren Jay Terhune
Naval Governor Waldo A. Evans
Naval Governor Edwin Taylor Pollock
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Naval Governor Edward Stanley Kellogg
Naval Governor Henry Francis Bryan
Naval Governor Stephen Victor Graham
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Naval Governor Gatewood Sanders Lincoln
Naval Governor James Sutherland Spore
Naval Governor Arthur Tenney Emerson
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Naval Governor Gatewood Sanders Lincoln 2nd Term
Naval Governor George Bertram Landenberger
Naval Governor Thomas Calloway Latimore
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Naval Governor Otto Carl Dowling
Naval Governor Thomas Benjamin Fitzpatrick
Naval Governor MacGillivray Milne
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Naval Governor Edward William Hanson
Naval Governor Jesse Rink Wallace
Naval Governor Laurence Wild
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Naval Governor Henry Louis Larsen
Naval Governor John Gould Moyer
Naval Governor Allen Hobbs
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Naval Governor Ralph Waldo Hungerford
Naval Governor Samuel Canan
Naval Governor Harold Alexander Houser
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Naval Governor Vernon Huber
Naval Governor Thomas Francis Darden Jr
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APPOINTED GOVERNORS (1951-1978) OF AMERICAN SAMOA
Appointed Governor Phelps Phelps
Appointed Governor John C. Elliott
Appointed Governor James Arthur Ewing
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Appointed Governor Lawrence McCully Judd
Appointed Governor Richard Barrett Lowe
Appointed Governor Peter Uifa'atali Coleman
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Appointed Governor Hyrum Rex Lee
Appointed Governor Owen Stuart Aspinall
Appointed Governor John Morse Haydon
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Appointed Governor Frank Carpenter Mockler
Appointed Governor Earl Baker Ruth
Appointed Governor Frank Elliott Barnett
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Appointed Governor Hyrum Rex Lee
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ELECTED GOVERNORS (1978-PRESENT) OF AMERICAN SAMOA
Governor Peter Uifa'atali Coleman
Lieutenant Governor Tufele Li'amatua
Governor Lutali Aifili Paulo Lauvao
Lieutenant Governor Faleomavaega Eni Hunkin
Governor Peter Uifa'atali Coleman
Lieutenant Governor Galea'i Peni Poumele
Governor Lutali Aifili Paulo Lauvao and First Lady Susana Le'iato Lutali
Lieutenant Governor Tauese Pita Fiti Sunia
Governor Tauese Pita Fiti Sunia
Lieutenant Governor Togiola Talalelei A. Tulafono
Governor Togiola Talalelei A. Tulafono and First Lady Mary Ann Taufaasau Tulafono
Lieutenant Governor Faoa Aitofele Toese Fiti Sunia and Lady Elisapeta Pula Nikolao Iuli Sunia
Governor Lolo Matalasi Moliga
Lieutenant Governor Lemanu Peleti Sialega Palepoi Mauga and Lady Pohakalani Dawn Mauga (RIP)
HC Lemanu Peleti Palepoi Sialega Mauga served two terms as Lieutenant Governor of American Samoa. Lemanu was elected in 2012 and again in 2016 with Governor Lolo Matalasi Moliga. Born in the village of Nu’uuli, Lemanu was later bestowed the traditional High Chief title “Lemanu” by his family in Sa’ilele of Sua County, American Samoa. His parents are the late Sialega Palepoi Mauga of Nu’uuli, Pago Pago, and Sa’ilele, and Iva Pedro of Swains Island. He is an ordained “Deacon” with the Congregational Christian Church of American Samoa (CCCAS) in the village of Sa’ilele.
Lemanu holds a Master of Public Administration degree from San Diego State University, a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of Hawaii-Manoa and an Associate of Arts from the American Samoa Community College. Lemanu graduated from Waianae High School in Hawaii after attending Samoana High School in American Samoa. He attended Matafao Elementary School in Faga’alu, American Samoa.
Lemanu first joined the military in 1978 as an enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps. He went back to college and graduated in 1982, receiving his commission as a 2nd Lt. in the U.S. Army. He was deployed to the Persian Gulf War as an Infantry Platoon Leader, Operations Desert Shield and Operations Desert Storm. He retired briefly from the military in 2005. During this brief retirement period, Lemanu served the American Samoa Government in a variety of leadership positions. Lemanu was Director of Army Instructions in the American Samoa Department of Education – JROTC Program. During the height of the War on Terrorism, Operation Iraqi Freedom, our nation was in great need for specialized military experience and skills, so Lemanu was recalled to active duty and sent immediately to combat zone in Iraq in 2006 as an Operations Officer. After serving in Iraq, he finally retired from the U.S Army in late 2007. He served a total of 23 years in the U.S. military.
Lemanu again returned to serve the American Samoa Government as Chief of the Office of Property Management and as Military Liaison for the Governor’s Office from 2007 to 2009. Lemanu received the honor from his district of Sua County #2, to serve as the county’s Senator in the Fono. In the Senate, Senator Lemanu served as Chairman of the Senate Committee on Budget & Appropriations, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security, Immigration, and Legal Affairs. Lemanu served many other Senate Committees as Vice Chairman and or member. Senator Lemanu was appointed a Senate Representative to the Association of Pacific Islands Legislature (APIL). Senator Lemanu was also appointed as the Senate representative to the Board of Directors for the Development Bank of American Samoa, where he was elected Vice Chairman of the Board.
Lemanu loves spending time with his family. He enjoys reading, listening to music, hiking, swimming, canoe paddling, fautasi rowing, playing volleyball, racquetball and basketball. He is married to Ella Gaea Perefoti Failautusi, daughter of Gaea Perefoti Failautusi and the late Patopae Liu Failautusi. Mrs. Ella Mauga was born and raised in her village of Vaitogi. She is currently serving in active duty in the United States Army as a Financial Management Inspector with the 1-25th Financial Management Support Unit at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii. Sergeant First Class (SFC) Ella Mauga deployed 5 times to the Middle East in support of the War on Terrorism: Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation Iraqi Freedom, and Operation Freedom’s Sentinel. Lemanu was previously married to the late Pohakalani D. Bailey Mauga. Together, Lemanu and Ella have four children.
Reference:
“Lemanu P. S. Mauga.” National Governors Association, 3 Jan. 2025, www.nga.org/governor/lemanu-p-s-mauga/.
Lemanu P. S. Mauga - National Governors Association
Governor Lemanu Peleti Sialega Palepoi Mauga and First Lady Ella Failautusi Mauga
Lieutenant Governor Talauega Eleasalo Va'alele Ale
Governors of American Samoa, 1900-2012
Benjamin Franklin Tilley 1900-01
Uriel Sebree 1901-02
Henry Minett 1902-03
Edmund Beardsley Underwood 1903-05
Charles B. T. Moore 1905-08
John F. Parker 1908-10
William Michael Crose 1910-13
Nathan Woodworth Post 1913
Clark Daniel Stearns 1913-14
Nathan Woodworth Post 1914
Charles A. Woodruff 1914-15
John M. Poyer 1915-19
Warren J. Terhune 1919-20
Waldo A. Evans 1920-22
Edwin Taylor Pollock 1922-23
Edward Stanley Kellogg 1923-25
Henry Francis Bryan 1925-27
Stephen Victor Graham 1927-29
Gatewood Sanders Lincoln 1929-31
James Sutherland Spore 1931
Arthur Tenney Emerson 1931
Gatewood Sanders Lincoln 1931-32
George Bertram Landenberger 1932-34
Thomas Calloway Latimore 1934
Otto Carl Dowling 1934-36
Thomas Benjamin Fitzpatrick 1936
MacGillivray Milne 1936-38
Edward William Hanson 1938-40
Jesse Rink Wallace 1940
Laurence Wild 1940-42
Henry L. Larsen 1942
Laurence Wild 1942
John Gould Moyer 1942-44
Allen Hobbs 1944-45
Ralph Waldo Hungerford 1945
Samuel Wakefield Canan 1945
Harold Alexander Houser 1945-47
Vernon Huber 1947-49
Thomas Francis Darden, Jr. 1949-51
Phelps Phelps 1951-52
John C. Elliott 1952
James Arthur Ewing 1952-53
Lawrence M. Judd 1953
Richard Barrett Lowe 1953-56
Peter Tali Coleman 1956-61
Hyrum Rex Lee 1961-67
Owen S. Aspinall 1967-69
John Morse Haydon 1969-74
Frank C. Mockler 1974-75
Earl B. Ruth 1975-76
Frank Barnett 1976-77
Hyrum Rex Lee 1977-78
Peter Tali Coleman 1978-85
Aifili Peni Lutali 1985-89
Peter Tali Coleman 1989-93
Aifili Peni Lutali 1993-97
Tauese Pita Fiti Sunia 1997-2003
Togiola Talalelei A. Tulafono 2003-2013
Lolo Matalasi Moliga 2013-2021
Lemanu Peleti Sialega Palepoi Mauga 2021-2024
Pulaali'i Nikolao Tuiteleleapaga Iuli Pula 2024-
Commandants U.S. Naval Station, Tutuila
17 Feb 1900 - 27 Nov 1901 Benjamin Franklin Tilley (b. 1848 - d. 1907)
27 Nov 1901 - 16 Dec 1902 Uriel Sebree (b. 1848 - d. 1922)
16 Dec 1902 - 5 May 1903 Henry Minett (acting) (b. 1857 - d. 1952)
5 May 1903 - 30 Jan 1905 Edmund Beardsley Underwood (b. 1853 - d. 1928)
Governors
30 Jan 1905 - 21 May 1908 Charles Brainard Taylor Moore (b. 1853 - d. 1923)
21 May 1908 - 10 Nov 1910 John Frederick Parker (b. 1853 - d. 1911)
10 Nov 1910 - 14 Mar 1913 William Michael Crose (b. 1867 - d. 1929)
14 Mar 1913 - 14 Jul 1913 Nathan Woodworth Post (1st time) (b. 1881 - d. 1938)
(acting)
14 Jul 1913 - 2 Oct 1914 Clark Daniel Stearns (b. 1870 - d. 1944)
2 Oct 1914 - 6 Dec 1914 Nathan Woodworth Post (2nd time) (s.a.)
(acting)
6 Dec 1914 - 1 Mar 1915 Charles Armijo Woodruff (acting) (b. 1884 - d. 1945)
1 Mar 1915 - 10 Jun 1919 John Martin Poyer (b. 1861 - d. 1922)
10 Jun 1919 - 3 Nov 1920 Warren Jay Terhune (b. 1869 - d. 1920)
3 Nov 1920 - 11 Nov 1920 Arthur Clifton Kail (acting) (b. 1874 - d. 1953)
11 Nov 1920 - 1 Mar 1922 Waldo Evans (b. 1869 - d. 1936)
1 Mar 1922 - 4 Sep 1923 Edwin Taylor Pollock (b. 1870 - d. 1943)
4 Sep 1923 - 17 Mar 1925 Edward Stanley Kellogg (b. 1870 - d. 1948)
17 Mar 1925 - 9 Sep 1927 Henry Francis Bryan (b. 1865 - d. 1944)
9 Sep 1927 - 2 Aug 1929 Stephen Victor Graham (b. 1874 - d. 1955)
2 Aug 1929 - 3 Apr 1931 Gatewood Sanders Lincoln (b. 1875 - d. 1957)
(1st time)
3 Apr 1931 - 22 Apr 1931 James Sutherland Spore (acting) (b. 1885 - d. 1937)
23 Apr 1931 - 18 Jul 1931 Arthur Tenney Emerson (acting) (b. 1893 - d. 1975)
18 Jul 1931 - 8 Jul 1932 Gatewood Sanders Lincoln (s.a.)
(2nd time)
8 Jul 1932 - 10 Apr 1934 George Bertram Landenberger (b. 1879 - d. 1936)
10 Apr 1934 - 14 Apr 1934 Thomas Calloway Latimore (acting) (b. 1890 - d. 1941)
14 Apr 1934 - 15 Jan 1936 Otto Carl Dowling (b. 1881 - d. 1946)
15 Jan 1936 - 20 Jan 1936 Thomas Benjamin Fitzpatrick (b. 1896 - d. 1974)
(acting)
20 Jan 1936 - 3 Jun 1938 MacGillivray Milne (b. 1882 - d. 1959)
3 Jun 1938 - 6 Jun 1938 Joseph Collins Van Cleve (acting) (b. 1900 - d. 1941)
6 Jun 1938 - 30 Jul 1940 Edward William Hanson (b. 1889 - d. 1959)
30 Jul 1940 - 9 Aug 1940 Jesse Rink Wallace (acting) (b. 1899 - d. 1961)
9 Aug 1940 - 5 Jun 1942 Laurence Wild (b. 1890 - d. 1971)
17 Jan 1942 - 25 Apr 1942 Henry Louis Larsen (b. 1890 - d. 1962)
(military governor)
28 Apr 1942 - 1 May 1944 Charles Frederick Berthold Price (b. 1881 - d. 1954)
(military commander Defense Force, Samoan Group)
6 Jun 1942 - 8 Feb 1944 John Gould Moyer (b. 1893 - d. 1976)
8 Feb 1944 - 27 Jan 1945 Allen Hobbs (b. 1899 - d. 1960)
27 Jan 1945 - 3 Sep 1945 Ralph Waldo Hungerford (b. 1896 - d. 1977)
3 Sep 1945 - 10 Sep 1945 Samuel Wakefield Canan (acting) (b. 1898 - d. 1964)
10 Sep 1945 - 22 Apr 1947 Harold Alexander Houser (b. 1897 - d. 1981)
22 Apr 1947 - 15 Jun 1949 Vernon Huber (b. 1899 - d. 1967)
15 Jun 1949 - 7 Jul 1949 .... (acting)
7 Jul 1949 - 23 Feb 1951 Thomas Francis Darden, Jr. (b. 1900 - d. 1961)
23 Feb 1951 - 30 Jun 1952 Phelps Phelps (b. 1897 - d. 1981) Dem
8 Apr 1952 - 1 Dec 1952 John Chauncey Elliott (b. 1919 - d. 2001) Dem
(acting [for Phelps to 30 Jun 1952] to 16 Jul 1952)
25 Nov 1952 - 26 Dec 1953 Arthur Albert Morrow (b. 1893 - d. 1985) Dem
(acting for Elliott)
26 Dec 1952 - 4 Mar 1953 James Arthur Ewing (b. 1916 - d. 19..) Dem
9 Jan 1953 - 1953 James Reeve Dean (acting for Ewing)(b. 1891 - d. 1960) Rep?
1953 - 17 Apr 1953 Leland "Lee" Park Draney (1st time)(b. 1902 - d. 1988) Rep
(acting [for Ewing to 4 Mar 1953])
17 Apr 1953 - 5 Aug 1953 Lawrence McCully Judd (b. 1887 - d. 1968) Rep
23 May 1953 - 12 Nov 1953 Leland "Lee" Park Draney (2nd time)(s.a.) Rep
(acting [for Judd to 5 Aug 1953])
12 Nov 1953 - 15 Oct 1956 Richard Barrett Lowe (b. 1902 - d. 1972) Rep
17 Oct 1956 - 24 May 1961 Peter Tali Coleman (1st time) (b. 1919 - d. 1997) Rep
24 May 1961 - 31 Jul 1967 Hyrum Rex Lee (1st time) (b. 1910 - d. 2001) Dem
17 Jul 1967 - 1 Aug 1967 M. Johnson (acting)
1 Aug 1967 - 31 Jul 1969 Owen Stewart Aspinall (b. 1927 - d. 1997) Dem
1 Aug 1969 - 5 Aug 1969 .... (acting)
5 Aug 1969 - 14 Oct 1974 John Morse Haydon (b. 1920 - d. 1991) Rep
15 Oct 1974 - 24 Feb 1975 Frank Carpenter Mockler (acting) (b. 1909 - d. 1993) Rep
24 Feb 1975 - 30 Sep 1976 Earl Baker Ruth (b. 1916 - d. 1989) Rep
1 Oct 1976 - 27 May 1977 Frank Elliott Barnett (b. 1933 - d. 2016) Dem
28 May 1977 - 3 Jan 1978 Hyrum Rex Lee (2nd time) (s.a.) Dem
3 Jan 1978 - 3 Jan 1985 Peter Tali Coleman (2nd time) (s.a.) Rep
3 Jan 1985 - 2 Jan 1989 Lutali Aifili Paulo Lauvao (b. 1919 - d. 2002) Dem
(1st time)
2 Jan 1989 - 3 Jan 1993 Peter Tali Coleman (3rd time) (s.a.) Rep
3 Jan 1993 - 3 Jan 1997 Lutali Aifili Paulo Lauvao (s.a.) Dem
(2nd time)
3 Jan 1997 - 26 Mar 2003 Tauese Pita Fiti Sunia (b. 1941 - d. 2003) Dem
26 Mar 2003 - 3 Jan 2013 Togiola Talalelei A. Tulafono (b. 1947) Dem
(acting to 7 Apr 2003)
3 Jan 2013 - 3 Jan 2021 Lolo Letalu Matalasi Moliga (b. 1949) Ind;2016 Dem
28 Feb 2019 - 16 Jul 2019 Lemanu Palepoi Sialega Mauga (b. 1949) Dem
(acting for Moliga)
3 Jan 2021 - Lemanu Palepoi Sialega Mauga (s.a.) Dem
Party abbreviations: Dem = Democratic Party (liberal, center-left, est.1829); Ind = Independent; Rep = Republican Party (conservative, center-right, est.1854)
Territorial Dispute: Tokelau included American Samoa's Swains Island (as Olosega) in its 19 Feb 2006 draft independence constitution.