Marcellus_G._Boss

Marcellus Boss

Marcellus Boss

American politician

Marcellus Graeme Boss (January 21, 1901 – March 21, 1967) was an interim Governor of Guam from November 14, 1959, until his resignation on August 22, 1960.[1]

Quick Facts Governor of Guam Interim, Preceded by ...

Boss first entered Guamanian administration with a 1957 appointment by President Dwight D. Eisenhower to the post of Secretary of Guam.[2] He also served as a Republican member of the Kansas State Senate[3] prior to becoming involved in the government of Guam.[2] He was city clerk and city attorney of Kiowa, Kansas,[4] and had a thirty-year law career in Columbus, Kansas.[5] He died of a heart attack on March 21, 1967, and was buried at the City Cemetery in Columbus, Kansas.

References

  1. [1]
    Britannica Book of the Year. Chicago: Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. 1961.
  2. [2]
    "President Names Guam Aid". The New York Times. 30 October 1957. p. 20. Retrieved 1 October 2009.
  3. [3]
    "Kansas Legislators Past and Present". Archived from the original on 2011-07-25. Retrieved 2011-07-30.
  4. [4]
    "District Masonic Meet at Hazelton". The Kiowa News. 1 October 1947. Retrieved 1 October 2009. [dead link]
  5. [5]
    Gingrich, Arnold (1957). Coronet, Volume 41. David A. Smart.
Preceded by Governor of Guam
(Acting)
1959–1960		 Succeeded by
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