Charles Armijo Woodruff

Charles Armijo Woodruff ( born January 12, 1884 in Santa Fe, New Mexico, † November 23, 1945 in New York City ) was an American naval officer. In the years 1914 and 1915 he was military governor of American Samoa.

Career

Charles Woodruff attended from 1902 the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis (Maryland) and then served as an officer in the United States Navy. On his departure, he had reached the rank of Commander, which roughly corresponds to a lieutenant colonel in the army. In 1906 he served on the battleship USS Pampanga. Between December 6, 1914, and March 1, 1915, he was the successor of Nathan Post Governor of American Samoa. Then he handed over this office to John Martin Poyer.

After the end of his time in the Navy Charles Woodruff served in the U.S. Merchant Marine. On November 23, 1945, he hanged himself in a New York hotel room on the curtain rod. This must be done well in a state of mental confusion. He stated (probably in a farewell letter ) to have missed his ship and therefore can not make any more money.

Santa Fe (New Mexico) List of governors of American Samoa Charles Brainard Taylor Moore John Frederick Parker (United States Navy) Clark Daniel Stearns Waldo A. Evans Edwin Taylor Pollock Edward Stanley Kellogg Henry Francis Bryan Stephen Victor Graham Gatewood Lincoln James Sutherland Spore Arthur Emerson George Landenberger Thomas C. Latimore Otto Dowling Thomas Benjamin Fitzpatrick MacGillivray Milne Edward Hanson Jesse Wallace Laurence Wild Henry Louis Larsen John Gould Moyer Allen Hobbs Ralph Hungerford Samuel Canan Harold Houser Vernon Huber Thomas Darden Phelps Phelps John C. Elliott James Arthur Ewing Lawrence M. Judd Richard Barrett Lowe Peter Tali Coleman H. Rex Lee Owen Aspinall John Morse Haydon Frank Mockler Earl B. Ruth Frank Barnett A. P. Lutali Tauese Sunia Togiola Tulafono Lolo Letalu Matalasi Moliga
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