Lloyd Stowell Shapley

For Lloyd Stowell Shapley's grand-nephew, the American mathematician and economist, see Lloyd Shapley.

Captain Lloyd Stowell Shapley
32nd Naval Governor of Guam
In office April 7, 1926 – June 11, 1929
Preceded by	Alfred Winsor Brown
Succeeded by	Willis W. Bradley
Personal details
Born	(1875-11-03)November 3, 1875 Lebanon, New York, U.S.
Died	August 16, 1959(1959-08-16) (aged 83) Alameda Country, California, U.S.
Nationality	United States
Spouse(s)	Elizabeth Harrison Shapley, Ida V. Wells, Naomi Eckstein
Relatives	Elizabeth Harrison Shapley (daughter)
Awards	Navy Cross
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Navy
Rank	Captain

Lloyd Stowell Shapley^[1] (November 3, 1875 – August 16, 1959) was a United States Navy Captain who served as the 32nd Naval Governor of Guam. Shapley served as governor from April 7, 1926, to June 11, 1929.

Early life

Shapley was born in Lebanon, New York.

Career

In 1920, Shapley was assigned to the torpedo station at Keyport, Washington.^[2]

In 1922, Shapley took command of USS Neches (AO-5), until October 4, 1923. ^[3]

On April 7, 1926, Shapley took an oath and became the Naval Governor of Guam, until June 11, 1929. ^[4][5]

As governor of Guam, Shapley pushed for the Navy to approve a Flag of Guam; he succeeded in gaining approval in 1929, though the design changed 19 years later.^[6] The flag consisted of a blue field with a central red-lined figure containing a Guamanian sling stone.^[7] During his time in office, he had already retired from Naval service.^[8]

Published works

• Shapley, L.S. (January 1930). "The Story of the Island of Guam". The Mid-Pacific. 39 (1): 17–24.

Personal life

On November 6, 1912, Shapley married Elizabeth Harrison McCormick Herrshoff (1884-1938), former wife of Charles Frederick Herreshoff. She had two children from her previous marriage, Allan Stuart and Elizabeth.^[9][10][1]

Shapley's daughter is Elizabeth Harrison Shapley. On April 25, 1918, she was a sponsor of USS Kilty (DD-137).^[11]

Shapley's second wife was Ida Viola Wells (maiden; 1878–1950), notable as a pioneering woman professional, who, among other things, was an inheritance tax attorney. ^[1][12]

Shapley's third wife was Naomi Eckstein (1903-1991). ^[1]

On August 16, 1959, Shapley died in Alameda County, California. ^[1]

His grand-nephew, Lloyd Stowell Shapley (1923–2016), was an American mathematician and Nobel laureate economist. His adopted or stepson, Alan Shapley, (né Alan Herreshoff; 1903–1973), late of the U.S. Marine Corps, was a survivor of the sinking of the USS Arizona in the attack on Pearl Harbor.

Military offices
Preceded by Alfred Winsor Brown	Naval Governor of Guam 1926–1929	Succeeded by Willis W. Bradley

References

1. Berry, Brian Joe Lobley (1934– ) (1993). "Lloyd Stowell Shapley". The Shapleigh, Shapley and Shappley Families: A Comprehensive Genealogy, 1635–1993. Baltimore: Gateway Press, Inc. p. 273. LCCN 92-79843. OCLC 192111586. Retrieved July 21, 2014 – via Internet Archive.
2. "Notes". Army and Navy Journal. June 12, 1920. p. 1280. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
3. "USS Neches (AO-5)". navsource.org. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
4. "NH 45530 Captain Lloyd S. Shapley, USN". navy.mil. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
5. "Naval Era Governors of Guam". Guampedia. Guam: University of Guam. 10 August 2010. Archived from the original on 11 July 2011. Retrieved 31 March 2011.
6. Cunningham, Lawrence; Janice Beaty (2001). A History of Guam. Hawaii: Bess Press. p. 210. ISBN 9781573060684. Retrieved 31 March 2011.
7. Rogers, Robert (1995). Destiny's Landfall: A History of Guam. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press. pp. 148–149. ISBN 0-8248-1678-1. Retrieved 31 March 2011.
8. "New Yorker Governor of Guam". The New York Times. New York City. The New York Times Company. 26 February 1929. p. 18.
9. "Married". Army and Navy Register. November 22, 1912. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
10. "History of the state of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations: Biographical - NY: The American Historical Society, Inc. 1920". theusgenweb.org. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
11. Hall, Anne Martin; Benham, Edith Wallace (1925). Ships of the United States Navy and Their Sponsors, 1913-1923. The Plimpton Press. p. 111. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
12. Binheim, Max (1883–1942) (compiler and editor-in-chief); Elvin, Charles Arthur (1883–1973) (associate editor) (1928). "Wells, Ida V.". Women of the West – a series of biographical sketches of living eminent women in the eleven Western States of the United States of America (1928 ed.). 427 H.W. Hellman Building, Los Angeles: Publishers Press. p. 93. OCLC 866260441. Retrieved August 8, 2017 – via Internet Archive ( This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.) {{cite book}}: |first1= has generic name (help)

External links

• Lloyd Stogell Shapley at ourcampaigns.com
• image of NH 45529 Captain Lloyd S. Shapley, USN (Ret.) at navy.mil