Arthur Emerson

For the painter, see Arthur Webster Emerson.
Arthur Emerson
Arthur Tenney Emerson
Governor of American Samoa
In office
April 22, 1931 – July 17, 1931
Preceded byJames Sutherland Spore
Succeeded byGatewood Lincoln
Personal details
BornArthur Tenney Emerson
December 3, 1893
East Weymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Died1975 (aged 81–82)
SpouseGertrude Boucher Childs

Arthur Tenney Emerson (1893–1975) was the governor of American Samoa, serving from April 22 to July 17, 1931.

Emerson was born on December 3, 1893, in East Weymouth, Massachusetts, the son of Theodore and Nellie (née Newman) Emerson. He attended Dartmouth College before being appointed to the United States Naval Academy, graduating with the Class of 1916. He married Gertrude Boucher Childs, the widow of Lieutenant Earle W. F. Childs, in 1921 aboard USS Utah in Naples, Italy.

Emerson served in World War I, before receiving appointment to the governorship for a brief time.

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