MacGillivray Milne, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

MacGillivray Milne

Naval officer and Governor of American Samoa

Date of Birth: 19-Aug-1882

Place of Birth: Gauley Bridge, West Virginia, United States

Date of Death: 26-Jan-1959

Profession: politician, military officer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Leo


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About MacGillivray Milne

  • MacGillivray Milne (August 19, 1882 – January 26, 1959) was a United States Navy captain, and the 27th governor of American Samoa from January 20, 1936, to June 3, 1938.
  • After graduating from the United States Naval Academy, Milne served many posts in the Navy, including heading the Department of Modern Languages at the Naval Academy.
  • He was a veteran of a large numbers of conflicts, including the Philippine–American War, the United States occupation of Veracruz, and both World War I and World War II.
  • Milne commanded a number of ships, but his last one was the battleship USS Arizona (BB-39).
  • After the ship struck a private fishing vessel and killed two civilians, Milne was court-martialed and stripped of three grades which determined his eligibility for promotion.
  • As governor, Milne pushed for the modernization of American Samoa, and sought increased federal aid for the islands; his efforts to obtain additional funding for the island largely ended in failure.
  • He died in 1959 at the Naval Hospital Oakland, and was buried in Sparkill, Rockland County, New York.

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