John Frederick Parker (United States Navy)

John Fredrick Parker (1853–December 12, 1911) was a Captain in the United States Navy and one-time Governor of American Samoa from 1908 to 1910.^[1] John F. Parker was born in Ohio in 1853. He graduated from Annapolis in 1874 and married Elizabeth Scott Lord, niece of President Benjamin Harrison. He served as governor of Samoa from May 21, 1908 - November 10, 1910. He was stationed in Manila during the Spanish–American War. During President Benjamin Harrison's term he served as an aid. He died of Bright's disease at his home December 12, 1911.

References

↑ "Capt. John N. Parker". The New York Times (New York). 1911-12-13. p. 11.

Governors of American Samoa

Commandant (1900–05)	Tilley Sebree Minett Underwood

Naval (1905–51)	Moore Parker Crose Post Stearns Post Woodruff Poyer Terhune Evans Pollock Kellogg Bryan Graham Lincoln Spore Emerson Lincoln Landenberger Latimore Dowling Fitzpatrick Milne Hanson Wallace Wild Larsen (alongside Wild) Moyer Hobbs Hungerford Canan Houser Huber Darden

Civil (1951–78)	Phelps Elliott Ewing Judd Lowe Coleman Lee Aspinall Haydon Mockler Ruth Barnett Lee

Elected (since 1978)	Coleman Lutali Coleman Lutali Sunia Tulafono Moliga

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