Samuel Wakefield Canan (June 7, 1898 – March 1964) was a United States Navy officer, and the 34th Governor of American Samoa. Canan was born on June 7, 1898, in Altoona, Pennsylvania.[1] He was admitted to the United States Naval Academy on June 24, 1916, out of Pennsylvania.[2] He succeeded Ralph Hungerford as governor in 1945, filling the position for only eight days, from September 3, 1945, to September 10, 1945.[3]
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- ↑ Sorensen, Stan; Joseph Theroux (2007). "The Samoan Historical Calendar, 1606-2007". Government of American Samoa. pp. 136. http://americansamoa.gov/history/samhist_forweb.pdf. Retrieved 2 May 2010.
- ↑ Register of Commissioned and Warrant Officers of the United States Navy and Marine Corps and Reserve Officers on Active Duty. Bureau of Naval Personnel. p. 262. http://books.google.com/books?id=OswcAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA262&dq=%22Samuel+Wakefield+Canan%22&ei=-kDdS5CJO4GIyQTSqJnQCQ&cd=1#v=onepage&q=%22Samuel%20Wakefield%20Canan%22&f=false. Retrieved 2 May 2010.
- ↑ "Captain Ralph Waldo Hungerford". Governors. Government of American Samoa. 2010. http://americansamoa.gov/governors/captain-ralph-waldo-hungerford. Retrieved 2 May 2010.
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