Elizabeth Ammons Larsen

Elizabeth Ammons Larsen was an American equestrienne who served as the First Lady of American Samoa and First Lady of Guam.

Early life On December 6, 1893, Larsen was born as Elizabeth Ammons in Denver, Colorado. Larsen's father was Elias M. Ammons, a Governor of Colorado. Larsen's mother was Elizabeth Fleming Ammons. Larsen attended Wolcott School, a school established by Anna Wolcott Vaile in 1898.

Education Ammons earned a degree from Colorado Women's College. Ammons attended University of Colorado and took courses in journalism.

Personal life On Nov. 25, 1913, Larsen married Henry Louis Larsen, who later became a United States Marine Corps Lieutenant General and a military Governor of Guam. On October 2, 1962, Larsen's husband died of a heart attack in Denver, Colorado. On July 23, 1990, Larsen died in Denver, Colorado. Larsen is interred at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington County, Virginia.