Aspinall, Owen
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| Birthname | Owen Stuart Aspinall | ||||
| born on | 21 September 1927 at 15:00 (= 3:00 PM ) | ||||
| Place | Grand Junction, Colorado, 39n04, 108w33 | ||||
| Timezone | MST h7w (is standard time) | ||||
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| Astrology data |   27°54'   12°59 Asc. 20°32'
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Biography
American attorney and politician who served as the 45th Governor of American Samoa from 1 August 1967 to 31 July 1969. His father was longtime United States Representative Wayne N. Aspinall. After serving in the United States Army during World War II, Aspinall earned his Bachelor of Laws from American University. He served in three government positions before becoming the Governor of American Samoa: the Deputy District Attorney of Mesa County, Colorado; Attorney General of American Samoa; and eventually Secretary of American Samoa, the islands' equivalent of a lieutenant governor.
While governor, Aspinall dealt with a number of issues, including educational system reform and the subsequent resignation of many teachers and school personnel. He signed a bill from the American Samoa Fono that would eventually give American Samoa a Delegate to the United States House of Representatives in the 1980s. He made a number of controversial decisions, including forbidding Korean and Samoan intermarriage. He helped bring an end to extreme violence between Korean and Chinese fisherman in Samoan waters.
He spent many years in American Samoa, and married a Samoan woman in December 1966. Owen Aspinall died on 7 February 1997 at age 69 in Mesa County, Colorado.
Events
Source Notes
Sy Scholfield quotes birth news, The Daily Sentinel (Grand Junction, Colorado), Thursday, 22 September 1927, page 2: "born at St. Mary's Hospital, Wednesday afternoon."
A birth time of 3 PM is speculative.
Categories
- Vocation : Politics : Public office (45th Governor of American Samoa, 1967-1969)