Edward Stanley Kellogg (August 20, 1870 – January 8, 1948) was a United States Navy Captain who served as the 16th Governor of American Samoa. Kellogg graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1892 and joined the Naval Engineer Corps. He served as an *istant engineer on numerous ships and participated in the Spanish–American War. He retired in 1920, and became governor three years later, making him only one of two Naval Governors of American Samoa to hold the office following retirement from the service. As Governor, Kellogg *erted the authority of the United States over the tribal chiefs of the islands. He removed the *le of Tu'i Manu'a from Chris Young, claiming it implied king-like authority over the people of American Samoa. He also removed Chief Tui Manu'a from power, resulting in widespread protest among the islands' people. Kellogg died at the National Naval Medical Center in Maryland and was buried at Arlington National Cemetery.

Contents

• 1 Life
• 2 Naval career
• 3 Governorship
• 4 Bibliography
• 5 References

Life

Kellogg was born on August 20, 1870, in Morrisania, Bronx. He died on January 8, 1948, at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland. He was buried at Arlington National Cemetery on January 12, 1948.

Naval career

Kellogg was appointed to the United States Naval Academy from New York on May 18, 1888, graduating on June 3, 1892. In 1894, he became an *istant engineer in the Naval Engineer Corps. He served on USS:San Francisco before being transferred to USS:Yorktown on April 26, 1895. As a lieutenant, he served on USS:Hartford. During the Spanish–American War, Kellogg was the *istant engineer aboard USS:Hist. In 1920, he retired from the Navy with the rank of captain.

Governorship

Kellogg took the office of Governor of American Samoa on September 4, 1923, and served until March 17, 1925. As governor, he prohibited certain native death ceremonies, imposing a small fine and imprisonment on those who continued to practice the customs. Along with John Martin Poyer, Kellogg is one of only two Naval Governors of American Samoa who served in the office following retirement from the Navy. He came into some dispute with Chris Young, a man elected as Tu'i Manu'a, or king, of American Samoa by several chiefs. Kellogg argued that the idea was incompatible with the Cons*ution of the United States and denied Young the *le. Kellogg also dealt with the removal of Chief Tui Manu'a and his placement under house arrest, after other Samoan chiefs called him a "disturbing influence". Inaccurate rumors were spread that Kellogg had banished him from the islands, causing widespread protest and declarations that he was ruling as a despot.

Bibliography

• "The Campaign of Coronel and the Falklands August 1, 1914, to March 14, 1915" (PDF). The Coast Artillery Journal. 59 (1): 1–16. July 1923.

References