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Edward Stanley Kellogg

Edward Stanley Kellogg was a United States Navy Captain who served as the governor of American Samoa. Kellogg graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1892 and joined the Naval Engineer Corps. He served as an assistant engineer on numerous ships and participated in the Spanish–American War. He retired in 1920, and became governor three years later, making him only one of two Naval Governors of American Samoa to hold the office following retirement from the service. As Governor, Kellogg asserted the authority of the United States over the tribal chiefs of the islands. He removed the title of Tu'i Manu'a from Chris Young, claiming it implied king-like authority over the people of American Samoa, resulting in widespread protest among the islands' people. Kellogg died at the National Naval Medical Center in Maryland and was buried at Arlington National Cemetery.

Life
. Kellogg was born on August 20, 1870, in Morrisania, Bronx. He died on January 8, 1948, at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland. He was buried at Arlington National Cemetery on January 12, 1948. ==Naval career==
Naval career
Kellogg was appointed to the United States Naval Academy from New York on May 18, 1888, graduating on June 3, 1892. During the Spanish–American War, Kellogg was the assistant engineer aboard . In 1920, he retired from the Navy with the rank of captain. ==Governorship==
Governorship
Kellogg took the office of Governor of American Samoa on September 4, 1923, and served until March 17, 1925. As governor, he prohibited certain native death ceremonies, imposing a small fine and imprisonment on those who continued to practice the customs. Kellogg also dealt with the removal of Young and his placement under house arrest, after other Samoan chiefs called him a "disturbing influence". Inaccurate rumors were spread that Kellogg had banished him from the islands, causing widespread protest and declarations that he was ruling as a despot. ==Bibliography==
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