Nora Stewart Coleman

Nora Kawailiula Stewart Coleman (December 11, 1920 – May 11, 2005) was an American public figure who served as the First Lady of American Samoa for four tenures spanning five decades (1956–1961, 1978–1985 and 1989–1993). Coleman first became first lady of American Samoa from 1956 to 1961 when her husband, Peter Tali Coleman, was appointed the civilian governor of the U.S. territory. She returned to the role of first lady in 1978 after Peter Tali Coleman became the first popularly elected Governor of American Samoa. Coleman later served as first lady once again from 1989 to 1993 during her husband's final term as governor.

Coleman, who was born in Hawaii, became the first woman from the Pacific Islands to serve as first lady of American Samoa in 1956.

Her daughter, Amata Coleman Radewagen, was elected Delegate to represent American Samoa in the United States House of Representatives in 2014.

Biography Coleman was born Nora Kawailiula Stewart in Honolulu, Hawaii, as one of seven siblings - six sisters and one brother. She died at The Queen's Medical Center in Honolulu on May 11, 2005, at the age of 85. Coleman was survived by twelve of her thirteen children.