About Edward Simpson
Lived 1860 – 1930 (aged 69). Edward Simpson was an American military officer, naval officer and soldier.
Rear Admiral Edward Simpson Jr. (September 16, 1860 – September 6, 1930) was a United States Navy officer who briefly served as the acting 20th Naval Governor of Guam from May 8, 1916 to May 30, 1916. Simpson, commandant of the U.S. Naval Base Subic Bay and the U.S. Naval Station Sangley Point, took the position pending the arrival of appointed Governor Captain Roy Campbell Smith. Prior to his command, he served as a naval attaché to London in 1911.
He was born in Annapolis, Maryland, to Rear Admiral Edward Simpson Sr. He retired in 1924, and died in his Ruxton, Maryland, home.
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Who was Edward Simpson?
U.S. Navy officer (1860–1930)
When was Edward Simpson born?
Edward Simpson was born on 16 September 1860.
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Edward Simpson died on 6 September 1930.
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Edward Simpson was a military officer, naval officer and soldier.
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Edward Simpson was American.
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· DBpedia: Edward Simpson (governor)
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